Iranian Armed Forces ready for action on Abu Musa if diplomacy fails: Iranian commander

TEHRAN,April 21(MNA) – The Iranian Armed Forces are ready to “show military process” if diplomatic efforts fail to convince the UAE to stop making claims to the Iranian island of Abu Musa, the Army commander said on Thursday. “If the sedition is not resolved through diplomacy, military forces are ready to show the prowess of the establishment to the claimant,” Ahmad Reza Pourdastan told reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony marking National Armed Forces Day. The UAE has repeatedly questioned Iran’s sovereignty over the three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs. Pourdastan added, “Iran has had sovereignty over these islands since the old times, and the Islamic Republic will defend this right with full force.”