AhlulBayt News Agency

source : Iran Press
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14 January 2023

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Tehran's Friday prayer leader:

3 islands in Persian Gulf belong to Iran forever: Cleric

The three islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb, and Bu Musa in the Persian Gulf have been, are, and will be for Iran; and the Islamic Republic will stand firmly against those who want to challenge the fact, Tehran's Friday prayer leader Seyed Ahmad Khatami said.

The three islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb, and Bu Musa in the Persian Gulf have been, are, and will be for Iran; and the Islamic Republic will stand firmly against those who want to challenge the fact, Tehran's Friday prayer leader Seyed Ahmad Khatami said.


Speaking about the statements by officials in some countries in the region, he said: "These islands belong to Iran, and in the oldest documents, the name of the southern waterway of Iran was the Persian Gulf."


Talking about the sanctions against Iran, Tehran's Friday prayer leader said: "Europe, the US, and their allies started a sanctions race to isolate Iran, but they will never achieve their goals."


Referring to the British House of Commons's move sanctioning the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), Seyed Ahmad Khatami added: "The IRGC, the Armed Forces, Basij, and the Ministry of Defense are the most powerful defense arms of Iran, and every country that called them terrorists has declared its hostile position against the Iranian nation."

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