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UAE warship opens fire on Iranian fishing boat.
It is entirely possible the United States, an ally of the UAE, is the hidden force behind the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) request that the European Union mediate the issue of the disputed islands between Iran and the UAE in an attempt to create an unhealthy political climate. The involvement of the EU has the potential to ignite an international crisis and divide the Arabs. This looks like the United States is attempting to escalate the territorial dispute as a means to diminish Iran.
-Am
Iran in fresh spat with UAE over disputed Persian Gulf islands
TEHRAN, June 6 (AFP) - Iran on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates of "unacceptable" behaviour after a UAE navy vessel allegedly entered Iranian waters around a disputed Persian Gulf island and arrested the crew of an Iranian fishing boat.
"The action of the UAE is unacceptable and we have demanded an explanation," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters.
"The Iranian foreign ministry has taken action and talked to the UAE embassy in Tehran. Our embassy in Abu Dhabi is active in this matter, so as soon as possible those who have been taken will be freed."
Asefi gave no details on the incident, but according to press reports here a UAE warship on Thursday entered waters around the island of Abu Musa, opened fire at an Iranian fishing boat and detained its crew.
The Iranian-held island of Abu Musa, along with the islands of Greater and Lesser Tombs, is situated roughly halfway between Iran and the UAE. The UAE continues to claim ownership of the islands.
Tehran gained control over the tiny islands after British forces left the Persian Gulf in 1971.
http://www.iranmania.com/news/060604i.asp
It is entirely possible the United States, an ally of the UAE, is the hidden force behind the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) request that the European Union mediate the issue of the disputed islands between Iran and the UAE in an attempt to create an unhealthy political climate. The involvement of the EU has the potential to ignite an international crisis and divide the Arabs. This looks like the United States is attempting to escalate the territorial dispute as a means to diminish Iran.
-Am
Iran in fresh spat with UAE over disputed Persian Gulf islands
TEHRAN, June 6 (AFP) - Iran on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates of "unacceptable" behaviour after a UAE navy vessel allegedly entered Iranian waters around a disputed Persian Gulf island and arrested the crew of an Iranian fishing boat.
"The action of the UAE is unacceptable and we have demanded an explanation," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters.
"The Iranian foreign ministry has taken action and talked to the UAE embassy in Tehran. Our embassy in Abu Dhabi is active in this matter, so as soon as possible those who have been taken will be freed."
Asefi gave no details on the incident, but according to press reports here a UAE warship on Thursday entered waters around the island of Abu Musa, opened fire at an Iranian fishing boat and detained its crew.
The Iranian-held island of Abu Musa, along with the islands of Greater and Lesser Tombs, is situated roughly halfway between Iran and the UAE. The UAE continues to claim ownership of the islands.
Tehran gained control over the tiny islands after British forces left the Persian Gulf in 1971.
http://www.iranmania.com/news/060604i.asp
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