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	Greater and Lesser Tunbs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Greater and Lesser Tunbs, and Abu Musa
		Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb (Persian: تنب بزرگ و تنب کوچک ‎, Tonb-e Bozorg and Tonb-e Kuchak; Arabic: طنب الكبرى وطنب الصغرى, Tunb al-kubra and Tunb al-sughra) are two small islands in the eastern Persian Gulf, close to the Strait of Hormuz.
		Together with the Abu Musa island, the Tunb Islands are administered as part of the Iranian province Hormozgan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greater_and_Lesser_Tunbs (1914 words)

	Greater and Lesser Tunbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Greater and Lesser Tunbs (in Persian: &1578;&1606;&1576; &1576;&1586;&1585;&1711; &1608; &1578;&1606;&1576; &1705;&1608;&1670;&1705; "''Tunb-e Buzurg and Tunb-e Kuchak''") (''tunb'' is Persian for "hilly place") are two Iranian islands situated along the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf and part of the Iranian province of Hormozgan.
		The surface of the Greater Tunb is 10.3 km² and the lesser Tunb 2 km².
		The islands are mentioned in the paragraph 6 of the first column in the Behistun Inscription to have been a part of the province Persis of the Persian Empire.
	greater-and-lesser-tunbs.iqnaut.net (155 words)

	Persian Empire by Pejman Azadi - Persian Gulf & Iran's Sovereignty over the Tunbs & Abu Musâ Islands in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		"The Greater Tunb Island is limited from north to Qeshm Island, from west to the Lesser Tunb, from south to Abu Musa and Raas al-Khaima and from east to Oman (15).
		In the Islamic era up to the recent centuries the Greater Tunb Island was part of the states of Fars, Kerman, Mokran and Hormuzgan.
		The Lesser Tunb Island is neighboring the city of Lengeh in the north, Abu Musa Island in the south, the Greater Tunb Island in the east and Faroo and Faroogan islands in the west.
	azadi.pejman.googlepages.com /home (1429 words)

	Iranian Islands in the Persian Gulf and the Arabs - Persian Journal Article Latest Iran news & Iranian newspaper ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu-Musa Islands are situated near the Straight of Hurmuz in the Persian Gulf, south of Iran.
		The Lesser Tunb is 22 miles from the mainland of Iran.
		The Lesser Tunb is 17 miles from the Iranian land.
	www.iranian.ws /iran_news/publish/article_11760.shtml (1358 words)

	Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran
		Maritime Boundaries in the "Persian Gulf" and the case of its islands of "Greater and Lesser Tunbs" and "Abu Musa"
		Iran was on the brink of civil war and the authority of the central government was at its weakest.
		This visit was the result of a secret Iranian arrangement with the Sheikh of Ras al-Kheimah according to which the Sheikh lowered his flag in Greater Tunb and the Iranian flag was hoisted instead.
	www.daneshjoo.org /article/publish/article_2385.shtml (3626 words)

	Iran's Dispute With the UAE Over Three Gulf Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		During his reign, Reza Shah revived Persia's claim to a number of islands in the Lower Gulf, notably Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs, which belonged to two small sheikhdoms of the Trucial States, now the United Arab Emirates.
		From 1929 to 1939, Iran and Britain engaged in unsuccessful negotiations over Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs.
		Both Sharjah and Ras Al-Khaymah, now part of the United Arab Emirates, were ruled by members of the Qawasim tribe, which at one time in history also ruled on the Persian side of the Strait of Hormuz under the Persian shahs.
	www.wrmea.com /backissues/0393/9303021.htm (1479 words)

	FOREIGN POLICY uaeone
		In the field of international relations the UAE has continued over the last year to play a positive role as a significant influence for reconciliation and peace, as a firm voice for justice and human rights, and as a generous aid donor.
		The UAE's relations with Iran continue to be affected by Iran's occupation of three UAE islands: Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs.
		Iran's continued military control of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs has remained a major thorn in the side of neighborly relations between the two countries, and between Iran and GCC countries in general, and has threatened long term stability in the region.
	www.uaeone.com /info/foreign.htm (490 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Iranian Foreign Ministry claims that three Gulf Islands belong to Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan had said before that Iran was defying a judgement of the International Court of Justice by refusing to return the islands.
		The islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs are located near key shipping lanes at the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which about one fifth of the world's oil supply passes.
		Iran seized the Greater and Lesser Tunbs in 1971 -- after Britain's withdrawal from the region -- and annexed Abu Musa in 1992.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntm10288.htm (285 words)

	Untitled Document
		These are the north-west areas between Iran, Kuwait, and Iraq and the area between Iran and UAE because of uncertainties concerning the two Tunbs and Abu Musa islands.
		The issue of the two Tunbs and Abu Musa islands: In late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the British occupied a number of Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf, either directly or through assumed sovereignty for the so-called Trucial Emirates.
		to negotiate the status of the Tunbs, Abu Musa and Sirri islands.
	www.rozanehmagazine.com /JanFeb2005/apersiangulf.html (3149 words)

	Persian Gulf and Iran's Sovereignty over the Tunbs and Abu Musa Islands in Historical Documents [Part I]
		Summary: Iran's sovereignty over the three islands of the Lesser and Greater Tunbs and Abu Musa is among controversial issues which is often being debated by certain Arab countries.
		This same group is also attempting for years to change the name of the Persian Gulf in southern Iran into the `Arabian Gulf'.
		The beginning of 1930s was a turning point in the history of efforts for changing the name of Persian Gulf when Sir Charles Bellgrave, (?) the British diplomatic envoy in Bahrain opened a file for the change in the name of the Persian Gulf and proposed the issue to the British Foreign Office.
	www.parstimes.com /history/iranian_islands.html (1560 words)

	Abu Musa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iran controls the island, administering it and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs as part of the province Hormozgan.
		The island had been a part of Iran from antiquity until the early 20th century,
		Maritime Boundaries in the Persian Gulf: the case of Tunb and Abu Musa Islands
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abu_Musa (329 words)

	International Seminar on The UAE and the Iranian Islands of Tunbs and Abu Musa
		There are those who describe the process of actual transfer of sovereignty control of the islands of Tunbs and Abu Musa to Iran by means of hoisting Iranian flags on them by an Iranian naval unit in the morning of November 30, 1971, as "Iran's military occupation" of these islands.
		On their arrival at Greater Tunb the Iranian naval representative noticed the absence of welcoming party but the small island seemed to them peaceful enough.
		Facing that unexpected situation which was later blamed on the British officer in command of Ras al-Kheimah's police station in Greater Tunb, the Iranian naval unit reacted in the defense of the lives of the rest of delegation and the safety of the local residents by brought the police station under fire.
	www.payvand.com /news/06/jun/1108.html (5555 words)

	UAE - The Official Web Site - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Federal National Council (FNC) will raise the issue of the three UAE islands, Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs, occupied by Iran at the 106th conference of International Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be held in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, from September 9 to 14.
		On the islands' issue occupied by Iran since 1971, Sheikh Khalid said '' Tehran is still refusing to respond to UAE initiatives to settle the dispute through peaceful means or international arbitration and is working to impose the fait accompli policy and change their demographic structure.
		The summit will discuss a number of current issues including the GCC relations, the continued Iranian occupation of the UAE Islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa, the situation between Iraq and Kuwait and the dangerous situation of the Palestinian territories in the light of the barbaric Israeli onslaught on Palestinian people.
	www.uaeinteract.com /news/default.asp?cntDisplay=50&ID=147 (2091 words)

	Iran Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The radio also said that the change has been implemented in the Internet version of the atlas and the change in print version will be carried out in the next edition of the atlas.
		Moreover, the explanatory note which described the Iranian islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Moussa as occupied by Iran and claimed by the UAE has been deleted.
		Asked about the UAE's claim over the ownership of the Iranian islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Moussa, he said, "Resolution of such disputes requires special political and diplomatic means.
	www.iran-daily.com /1383/2178/html/index.htm (2334 words)

	UAE demands UN aid dispute over islands » 7DAYS General and Local News, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Iran gained control of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa after British forces left the Gulf in 1971.
		Iran took possession of Greater and Lesser Tunbs, while the only inhabitated island - Abu Musa - became subject to joint administration under a deal with Sharjah, now part of the UAE.
		But since then, the UAE says, the Iranians have taken control of all access to the island, installed an airport and military base there, as well as encouraged settlers to move in.
	www.7days.ae /2005/05/11/uae-demands-un-aid-dispute-over-islands.html (331 words)

	Khaleej Times - Online
		The call came in an address delivered by the Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Auqaf, Mohammed Nakhira Al Dhahiri, to the 29th Session of the Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), currently being held here.
		"We hope the visits and talks between officials from both countries will yield good results and positive steps will be taken to solve the issue of the UAE's three islands -Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs.
		We hope the issue will be solved through direct negotiations or by referral of the case to the International Court of Justice, based on the principles of OIC accords, the United Nations and international law," the minister told the meeting.
	www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/270602/lead.htm (401 words)

	Lebanonwire.com \| High-level Emirati visit to Tehran could signal thaw in relations
		The major point of disagreement between the two countries which have coasts on the Gulf and are economically, culturally and socially linked centers on the three islands of Abu Moussa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, which are strategically located at the entrance of the Gulf.
		The shah landed his troops on the Greater and Lesser Tunbs on Nov. 30, 1971, and occupied them.
		Then, through threats and pressure from both Britain and Iran, he was able to conclude a memorandum of understanding with the ruler of Sharjah to share control of Abu Moussa.
	www.lebanonwire.com /0205/02053113DS.asp (1080 words)

	World Tribune.com: Front Page Story
		But, Iran and the United Arab Emirates are locked in a territorial dispute over three islands in the Strait of Hormuz.
		Both countries claim sovereignty over the strategic island of Abu Musa and two smaller islands, the Greater and Lesser Tunbs.
		Furthermore, the UAE has objected to the recent rapprochement between Iran and its Gulf Arab states as long as the territorial dispute remained unresolved.
	www.worldtribune.com /worldtribune/x220.html (452 words)

	FM hands over protest note on Iranian islands to UAE Embassy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Tehran, March 31, IRNA -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry, in a protest note submitted to the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Tehran, rejected the contents of a note recently released by that country's foreign ministry on the subject of the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.
		According to the Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department, the UAE Ambassador to Tehran, Shahin Khalifa al-Marri, was summouned to the ministry on Thursday and presented with the protest note.
		The Iranian islands--Abu Moussa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs--are situated at the mouth of the Persian Gulf which is a gateway of oil tankers and, thus, hold strategic importance.
	www.payvand.com /news/01/mar/1142.html (214 words)

	Persian Gulf Online
		This same group has also been attempting for years to change the name of the Persian Gulf in Southern Iran into the `A.Gulf'.
		Although using the "A.Gulf" instead of the "Persian Gulf" has no basis and will not be accepted in any culture or language, however, it will not diminish our responsibility in expressing the reality and eliminating ambiguities as the main and oldest inhabitants of the region.
		Historical situation of Greater and Lesser Tunbs, Abu Musa
	www.persiangulfonline.org /research/atefeh.htm (1559 words)

	Abu Musa Island - Iran Special Weapons Facilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Iran forcibly seized the Abu Musa island and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs islands from the United Arab Emirates in the early 1970s, although joint sovereignty was maintained until 1994.
		Iran shared control of Abu Musa with the United Arab Emirates since a 1971 agreement between Iran and the emirate of Sharjah (one of the seven emirates of the UAE).
		Iran seized two other islands, Greater and Lesser Tunb in 1971.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/iran/facility/abu-musa.htm (368 words)

	Islam Online- News Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), of which the UAE is a member, "invited Iran to submit the conflict to the International Court of Justice" in The Hague.
		They criticized "Iran's rejection of all peaceful initiatives for a settlement" over the islands of Abu Mussa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, which command access to the Strait of Hormuz leading out of the oil-rich Gulf.
		The islands, Greater and Lesser Tumb and Abu Musa, have been under full Iranian control since 1992 and the UAE believes Iran has effectively annexed the islands, ignoring the Emirates' claims.
	www.islamonline.net /english/news/2001-06/04/article6.shtml (669 words)

	THE UAE: POLITICAL ISSUES AND SECURITY DILEMMAS
		The other islands are closer to the Persian Gulf's sea lane, but only one of these, the Greater Tunbs, is inhabited, with about 350 people.
		While it is true that the Iranians currently deployed on Abu Musa and the Tunbs could harass Gulf shipping or attack UAE cities, the fact remains that the United States maintains a strong enough military presence in the Persian Gulf to drive Iran off the islands.
		Moreover, the F-16's maximum range is no greater than that of the Mirage 2000E, and it is not at all clear when Lockheed Martin will be in a position to begin building the fighters for the UAE.
	meria.idc.ac.il /journal/1999/issue1/jv3n1a3.html (10287 words)

	Gulfnews: Call for peace and security in region
		The summit's economic resolutions are intended to expedite a number of integration programmes, including a customs union, a common market, a monetary union, and common legislations.
		On the political agenda, the summit reiterated its unequivocal support of the right of the UAE to restore its sovereignty over the three islands of Abu Mousa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs as well as the territorial waters, air space, continental enclave and the economic zone of the islands.
		Deploring lack of progress toward settlement of this issue through direct, regional, or international contacts, the council called on Iran to respond to the endeavours of the UAE and the international community to resolve the issue either through direct negotiations or by referring it to the international court of justice in the hague.
	archive.gulfnews.com /articles/06/12/11/10088601.html (656 words)

	National Iranian American Council - NIAC - Washington DC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Due to pressure by the Iranian-American community, including NIAC members and web users, as well as IraNexus members and specialized organizations such as the Persian Gulf Task Force, considerable progress has been achieved and a possible satisfactory solution is close at hand.
		The reference that the islands of Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs are “occupied by Iran” will be completely deleted.
		Also, only the Persian names of the all Iranian islands will be used (e.g.
	niacouncil.org /pressreleases/press232.asp (630 words)

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