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Iran slams Canada for supporting UAE claim over three Gulf islands
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has criticised Canada's backing of the UAE's claim to three Gulf islands, questioning Ottawa's commitment to territorial integrity. He insisted the islands have been part of Iran for millennia and pointed to Canada's own history of defending its sovereignty.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has criticised Canada's support for the United Arab Emirates' claim to three Gulf islands, questioning Ottawa's commitment to territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
In a post on X, Baqaei said the UAE, established in 1971, was laying claim to Abu Musa and the Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb despite "historical records and geographical and documented evidence establishing their Iranian ownership".
He said the islands had been part of Iran for millennia, long before the UAE federation was established, and criticised Canada's prime minister for echoing what he called an “absurd claim”.
Baqaei invoked Canada's own history of defending its sovereignty, citing the American invasion during the War of 1812, the Montreal Annexation Manifesto of 1849 and US President Donald Trump's repeated remarks about making Canada the 51st US state.
“How can it take sides in a fabricated dispute and endorse an unfounded territorial claim that amounts to dangerous adventurism?” he said.
In a post on X, Baqaei said the UAE, established in 1971, was laying claim to Abu Musa and the Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb despite "historical records and geographical and documented evidence establishing their Iranian ownership".
He said the islands had been part of Iran for millennia, long before the UAE federation was established, and criticised Canada's prime minister for echoing what he called an “absurd claim”.
Baqaei invoked Canada's own history of defending its sovereignty, citing the American invasion during the War of 1812, the Montreal Annexation Manifesto of 1849 and US President Donald Trump's repeated remarks about making Canada the 51st US state.
“How can it take sides in a fabricated dispute and endorse an unfounded territorial claim that amounts to dangerous adventurism?” he said.
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