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Iran summons Russian envoy over Persian Gulf islands dispute
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https://www.euronews.com/2023/12/24/iran-summons-russian-envoy-over-statement-on-disputed-islands
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Iran’s official IRNA news agency said the Russian envoy was summoned on Saturday and handed a note to deliver to Moscow in which Tehran protested the statement the 6th Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum issued in Morocco that called for a peaceful solution to resolve the conflict between Iran and the United Arab Emirates over the islands.
Earlier on Saturday, Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told his Russian counterpart over the phone that "respecting countries’ sovereignty and integrity is among basic principles in the ties between nations,” IRNA said in a separate report.
This marked the second time this year that Iran has called for a Russian envoy in protest over comments on the disputed islands.
The diplomatic spat is a rare occurrence between the two countries that have deepened their ties since Moscow invaded Ukraine, with Iran supplying Russia with killer drones that have been used to devastating effect there.
The three islands dominate the approach to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.
The UAE says they belonged to the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah until Iran seized them by force days before the Emirati federation was formed.
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