Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has again condemned the UAE’s claim to three Iranian-controlled islands in the Gulf, after Canada voiced support for the Emirati position.
– “The UAE was established in 1971. Yet, despite the overwhelming historical record, geographical facts and documented evidence concerning Abu Musa and the Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb, it lays claim to these IRANIAN islands whose history of being part of IRAN stretches back many millennia,” Baghaei said on X.
– “Remarkably, Canada’s Prime Minister has chosen to echo this absurd claim!” Baghaei added.
– “Is territorial integrity and respect for historical and legal facts a fundamental principle for Canada, or does it matter only when Canada’s own sovereignty is at stake? Does Canada not realize that, in doing so, it is effectively sawing off the very branch on which it sits?”
– In a joint statement earlier this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and UAE President Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan called for an end to the “occupation” of the three islands, which they said violates the UAE’s sovereignty and the principles of the UN Charter.
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