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Al Jazeera
Politics
Maziar Motamedi

Iran summons Russian envoy over statement with GCC on islands

Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa have been governed by Iran since 1971 but are claimed by the UAE [File: Karim Sahib/AFP]

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador to Tehran over Moscow’s support for the United Arab Emirate’s claim over three disputed islands in a joint statement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Iran protested the challenging of its ownership over the islands in the Persian Gulf and asked Russia to “correct its position” on the issue, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

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