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Sun, 10/02/2011 - 11:42
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Tehran Dismisses UAE's Claims on Iranian Islands in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran dismissed renewed claims by the United Arab Emirates on the three Iranian islands of Abu Mussa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf, underlining that the trio "will remain ours forever".
The Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission denounced the "UAE claims" of sovereignty over the Iranian islands.
The Commission Rapporteur, Kazzem Jalali, criticized the statements made by UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in New York last week, and accused "foreign powers" of pushing the UAE to renew its claims.
"This is an issue that was dictated (on the foreign minister) by foreign powers who want the Middle East to always be mired in conflict and tension," Jalali said.
International documents clearly show that the three islands, which were historically owned by Iran, temporarily fell to British control in 1903. The islands were returned to Iran based on an agreement in 1971 before the UAE was born.
Iran has repeatedly declared that its ownership of the three islands is unquestionable.
Under international law, no state can defy any agreements, which came into being before its establishment.
Although the UAE continues to make territorial claims against the Islamic Republic despite historical evidence and international regulations, Tehran has remained open to negotiations over the issue.
The Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission denounced the "UAE claims" of sovereignty over the Iranian islands.
The Commission Rapporteur, Kazzem Jalali, criticized the statements made by UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in New York last week, and accused "foreign powers" of pushing the UAE to renew its claims.
"This is an issue that was dictated (on the foreign minister) by foreign powers who want the Middle East to always be mired in conflict and tension," Jalali said.
International documents clearly show that the three islands, which were historically owned by Iran, temporarily fell to British control in 1903. The islands were returned to Iran based on an agreement in 1971 before the UAE was born.
Iran has repeatedly declared that its ownership of the three islands is unquestionable.
Under international law, no state can defy any agreements, which came into being before its establishment.
Although the UAE continues to make territorial claims against the Islamic Republic despite historical evidence and international regulations, Tehran has remained open to negotiations over the issue.
