Golfstaaten vrs. Iran

[Erich]

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15 January

UAE – IRAN
The United Arab Emirates and Iran, with the help of the Omani government, are reported to have reached an agreement on the disputed Iranian-occupied islands Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunb islands in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz. The two Tunb islands are to return to the UAE while the final agreement for Abu Musa is being ironed out. Iran to retain sea bed rights around the three islands while the UAE will hold sovereignty. To compensate, Oman will grant Iran a strategic location on Ras Musandam mountain.
(rmks: only a few months ago, Iran had withdrawn a fighter bomber squadron from Abu Musa, suggesting some agreement was in the making.)

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