The Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs have historically been part of Iran.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry summons China’s ambassador to Tehran to protest Beijing’s support for “baseless claims” about three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

Tehran has dismissed “baseless” and “unacceptable” the Arab League statement on Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunbs in the Persian Gulf, reiterating its sovereignty over the three Iranian islands.

Tehran has condemned a joint statement from several Arab countries and Russia about Iran’s three Persian Gulf islands as an interference in its internal affairs, stressing that it will not hesitate to preserve its territorial integrity.

Iran says “empty claims" by the US and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council only serve the “illegitimate” interests of the ill-wishers of the region.

A senior Iranian official says the UAE will destabilize the region’s security by repeating its claims of ownership over the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

Tehran rejects a joint statement by Japan and some Arab countries about Iran’s sovereignty over three islands in the Persian Gulf.