Voice of America: Iran-UAE Island Dispute Could Escalate

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Iran-UAE Island Dispute Could Escalate Oct 18th 2012, 14:40 Together, Abu Musa, Greater Tunbs and Lesser Tunbs amount to fewer than 26 square kilometers of sand and scrub.  But their location in the middle of Persian Gulf shipping and tanker lanes near the Strait of Hormuz gives the islands huge strategic importance.   And this importance extends not only to the United Arab Emirates and Iran – both of which claim the islands -- but far beyond.  The dispute over who has sovereignty over the islands dates back more than a century.  ... Media files: B0CD21F3-519B-4502-BD08-F1D07F4F4701_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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