Iran's trio islands

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson firmly rejected the baseless claims made in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit statement regarding the Iranian islands, stressing that the islands are inseparable parts of Iran’s territory.

Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, cautioned Persian Gulf littoral states after the PGCC once again repeated claims over Iran’s three islands and the Arash gas field.

The deputy commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a firm warning to the United States and its allies regarding the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, saying the security of the strategic waterway is a “red line” for Iran and a core mission of the IRGC.

The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) has once again issued a statement repeating its long-standing and unfounded claims regarding Iran’s three islands and the Arash gas field.

The Iranian government has designated the anniversary of the British withdrawal from Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb as the Persian Gulf Trio Islands National Day.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf strongly condemned the “baseless and interventionist claims” made in the joint statement of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union, stressing that the Iranian nation “will not show the slightest tolerance toward any delusional party” when it comes to defending the country’s territorial integrity.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei firmly dismissed the baseless allegations raised in the joint statement of the PGCC-UK foreign ministers’ meeting regarding the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued a statement in response to the claims made by PGCC over Iran's trio islands in the Persian Gulf and Arash gas field.