After the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum held in Morocco, a dispute arose between Russia and Iran regarding the decision, in which all participants advocated a peaceful resolution of issues related to the islands of Abu Musa, Lesser Tunb and Greater Tunb. This is stated in the material of the Chinese publication. sohu.
The author reminded that the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not happy with Moscow’s participation in calls to find a peaceful solution to the “dispute between the UAE and Iran over the islands”. According to Sohu, Russian President Vladimir Putin was surprised by Iran’s reaction, but the problem was resolved and all parties were satisfied. China appreciated Putin’s diplomatic resolution of this dispute with a single call.
December 25 political scientist, expert on Middle East and Caucasus issues Stanislav Tarasov statedHe said that Tehran’s protest to Moscow about the statement made by the Russian representative regarding the disputed islands in the Persian Gulf is unlikely to seriously affect Russia-Iran relations.
Boris Dolgov, formerly a leading researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences statedThe Russian Foreign Ministry needs to justify Moscow’s neutral position regarding the islands in the Persian Gulf.
Previously Iran asked The Charge d’Affaires went to the Embassy of the Russian Federation to convey to Moscow Tehran’s position on the islands in dispute with the United Arab Emirates.