Abu Musa Island

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  • PGCC 2025-12-06 19:57

    By Shahrokh Saei 

    A thousand cuts: Israel’s hybrid war tactics in the Persian Gulf

    TEHRAN – In the Persian Gulf, the islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb have long stood as enduring symbols of Iran’s sovereignty. The renewed mention of the islands in the final communique of a Persian Gulf Arab summit in Bahrain was not a mere diplomatic formality, but part of a broader geopolitical maneuver. The statement, which condemned what it called Iran’s “continued occupation” of the islands, was swiftly rejected by Tehran.

  • The Greater Tunb 2025/10/11

    By Xavier Villar 

    Sovereignty, history, and geopolitics at the heart of the Persian Gulf

    MADRID – The islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu (Bu) Musa, strategically located in the Strait of Hormuz, are far more than simple stretches of land surrounded by water: they represent the intersection of history, sovereignty, and regional geopolitics. 

  • Qalibaf 2025-10-08 21:06

    Anger continues to grow over EU’s backing of UAE claims to Persian islands 

    Iran’s top legislator says no ‘appeasement’ over the groundless allegations

    TEHRAN – After a strong-worded statement from Iran’s foreign ministry, the country’s Parliament speaker has now turned up to condemn a joint statement issued by foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union over the three Iranian Persian Gulf islands of the Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Bu Musa.

  • trio islands 2025-10-07 21:50

    UAE, EU anger Iran yet again with renewed claims to historic Persian islands

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has categorically rejected interventionist and unfounded allegations in a joint statement issued at a foreign ministerial meeting of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union.

  • Abu Musa 2025-05-19 23:09

    Tehran condemns Arab League’s 'politically motivated' challenge to Iranian sovereignty

    TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baqaei categorically rejected the Arab League’s “unfounded and unacceptable” claims to the Iranian islands of Bu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb, reaffirming Iran’s “inalienable sovereignty” over the trio of territories.