DUBAI
\nIran\u2019s foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador in Tehran to protest a China-UAE statement related to Iran\u2019s sovereignty over three Islands also claimed by the UAE, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
\nThe islands \u2014 Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb \u2014 are claimed by both countries but have been held by Iran since 1971, shortly before the seven Gulf emirates gained full independence from Britain and formed the UAE, which is now allied with Washington.
\n\u201cIran\u2019s objection to the Chinese support of baseless claims in a shared UAE-China statement has been expressed to the Chinese ambassador in Tehran,\u201d state media said.
\n\u201cIran\u2019s foreign ministry emphasises that the three Islands are an eternal part of the country\u2019s soil and we expect China to mend its position on the issue\u201d, state media added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DUBAI Iran\u2019s foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador in Tehran to protest a China-UAE statement related to Iran\u2019s sovereignty over three Islands also claimed by the UAE, Iranian state media reported on Sunday. The islands \u2014 Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb \u2014 are claimed by both countries but have been held by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-410688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n