In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Iranian MPs strongly dismissed the United Arab Emirates’ claims about the three islands and stated that Tehran has repeatedly reaffirmed its sovereignty over the three Iranian islands.
The statement added that all of the measures and actions Iran has taken in regard to the three islands have always been in conformity with the principles of its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
It also noted that Iran regards the latest UAE statement about the three Iranian islands as intervention in its internal affairs and roundly rejects it.
In a recent statement, the UAE censured the efforts of Iranian legislators to visit the islands.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has always pursued the policy of friendship and good neighborliness with all its neighboring states and welcomes bilateral talks with the UAE government to explore ways to expand relations and resolve the current misunderstandings,” the Majlis statement said in conclusion.
The UAE has repeatedly made baseless claims to the islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa.
However, the islands have always been part of Iran historically, proof of which can be found in and corroborated by countless historical, legal, and geographical documents in Iran and other parts of the world.
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The National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Majlis (parliament) has emphasized that the Islamic Republic’s sovereignty over the three Persian Gulf islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa is non-negotiable.
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