Greater Tunb

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  • Qalibaf 2025-12-07 21:47

    Iranians appear to be growing impatient with UAE's recurring claims to Persian islands

    TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has called on Iran's neighbors not to test the determination of the Iranian people in safeguarding the nation's territorial integrity, including the three Persian Gulf islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Bu Musa, reiterating that they are "an integral part of Iran."

  • 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.

  • PGCC meeting 2025-12-05 21:44

    ‘Political statements won’t change reality’: Tehran denounces PGCC remarks on Iranian territories

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei has strongly rejected as “unfounded and invalid” allegations in the final statement of the 46th summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) regarding the three Iranian Persian Gulf Islands of the Greater and Lesser Tunbs as well as Bu Musa.

  • Persian Gulf 2025-10-31 21:11

    By Staff Writer 

    Iran establishes 'Persian Gulf Trio Islands National Day'

    November 30 marks Iran's centuries-old sovereignty of Bu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb

    TEHRAN – Iran has designated November 30 as the Persian Gulf Trio Islands National Day, marking its ancient sovereignty over Bu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb as it continues to face illegal claims from the United Arab Emirates, a country now 53 years old.

  • 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.

  • Iran foreign ministry 2025-09-02 21:01

    Iran denounces Arab states’ claim to Persian Gulf Islands, Arash gas field 

    TEHRAN – Iran has strongly reiterated its sovereignty over the three Persian Gulf islands—Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb—its rights to the Arash gas field, and the peaceful nature of its nuclear program, responding to recent claims by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

  • Islands 2025-08-25 16:08

    Persian Gulf islands

    TEHRAN—Persian Gulf is the warmest body of water in the world. In spite of its salty water, there are 200 freshwater springs on the floor and 25 completely fresh springs on the shores of the Persian sea, which originate from Zagros mountains.