Saudi Arabia warns Iran over Gulf islands, Bahrain

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia repeated on Wednesday that it would not tolerate threats to the Gulf Arab states' sovereignty, the latest warning to Iran after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to an island claimed by both Tehran and the United Arab Emirates.

The warning, the third in as many weeks by a member of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comes amid increased nervousness in the region over Iran.

Shi'ite-led unrest is resurgent in Bahrain a year after the ruling Al Khalifa family brought in Saudi and UAE troops to help suppress an uprising seen by Sunni Muslim Gulf rulers as sectarian in nature and driven by Shi'ite giant Iran.

"Any harm that comes across any of our countries is harm that touches us all," Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef said in a speech at a meeting of GCC interior ministers in Riyadh.

Nayef also condemned what he called Iran's "occupation" of the island and its role in events in Bahrain.

"We stress that Saudi Arabia and the rest of the council countries are standing in a unified line with Bahrain and the UAE to protect sovereignty and stability, considering their security a part of the council's security as a whole."

Ahmadinejad made a rare visit on April 11 to Abu Musa, one of three Gulf islands also claimed by the UAE and located near oil shipping routes at the mouth of the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/47266809

Saw it on the News earlier today!


But it seems that Island does belong to Iran!
According to a UNSC-Decision!(or Non-Decision)

In 1980, the UAE took its claim to the United Nations.[6] But it was rejected by the UN security council, and the issue was closed.[10] In the same year, Saddam Hussein attempted to justify the Iran-Iraq War by claiming that one of the objectives was to "liberate" Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs in Persian Gulf. In 1992, Iran expelled foreign workers who operated the UAE-sponsored school, medical clinic, and power-generating station.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Musa

the agreement that supposedly gave these islands to Iran was negotiated between the British and the Iranians.

it is yet another example of how the British and their empire continue to plague the world.

yet, all of this is Americas fault.. pffftttttt

its true, as much as its 'trendy' to blame america in europe the fact is europe, UK especially are largely responsible for a lot of problems ... but hey, we spread the english language so its not all bad ... ...