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The seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by the Imperial Iranian Navy took place on 30 November 1971, shortly after the withdrawal of British forces from the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, all located in the Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. [1]
Abu Musa (Persian: بوموسا listen ⓘ, IPA: [æbu mu'sɒ], Arabic: أبو موسى) is an Iranian 12.8-square-kilometre (4.9 sq mi) island in the eastern Persian Gulf, found near the entrance of Strait of Hormuz. [3]
However, Britain had also agreed to give full authority to the Iranians in return for Iran's withdrawal of its claim on Bahrain. By late 1992, Sharjah and Iran had reached agreement with regard to Abu Musa, but Ras al-Khaimah had not reached a settlement with Iran concerning Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb. [1]
During the 20th century, several attempts at negotiations were made. On 29 November 1971, shortly before the end of the British protectorate and the formation of the UAE, Iran seized semi-control of Abu Musa under an agreement of joint administration together with Sharjah, with both sides nominally upholding their separate claims.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China held its stance on three disputed islands in the Gulf on Monday despite Tehran's anger at Beijing for describing the Iran-controlled islands as a matter to be resolved ...
Colonel Saeed Musa Muragha (Arabic: سعيد موسى مُراغة ) (1927 [1] – 29 January 2013) [2] was a Palestinian militant leader who was the founder and leader of Fatah al-Intifada, until his death in 2013. He is well known among Palestinians as Abu Musa (Arabic: أبو موسى).
Malik and a large group of fighters then seized the palace to remove Abu Musa al-Ashary; however, he was actually at the mosque at the time. [6] After his guards informed him that Malik al-Ashtar and a large number of fighters had taken control of the palace, Abu Musa al-Ashary surrendered and asked Malik to give him a day to leave Kufa. [6]
An agent from the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) stands behind items the agency says they seized during raids on suspected terrorist cells, during a news conference at the BCIJ ...