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Ahmadinejad vows to defend territorial integrity
by Staff Writers
Tehran (AFP) April 17, 2012


Iran will respond with force to any threats to its territorial integrity, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, adding that it would prefer to cooperate with its Arab neighbours to maintain security in the Gulf.

"The armed forces and the army will inflict heavy regret and shame in case of any aggression against Iranian lands and interests," Ahmadinejad told military commanders and personnel on the occasion of Iran's annual Army Day.

Iran "is ready to protect its existence and sovereignty," he said.

Iran's army commander, General Ataollah Salehi, echoed the remarks, saying his forces "would not allow anyone to threaten Iran's territorial integrity."

General Salehi also expressed pride over an April 11 visit by Ahmadinejad to the island of Abu Musa, which along with Lesser Tunb and Greater Tunb islands are claimed by both Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

"The three islands are part of Iranian territory," he said in remarks reported by the Mehr news agency, adding that the army would not tolerate any "discussions" about the country's territorial sovereignty.

Ahmadinejad himself during his Tuesday speech neither referred to the visit nor to fresh tensions with Gulf Arab nations over it.

He said the key to lasting stability in the Gulf was regional cooperation.

"When it comes to the Persian Gulf, security is achieved only through the collective cooperation of all nations and governments," he said, while lashing out at "foreign interference which only causes destruction and division."

The remarks by the firebrand president, known for his controversial speeches, came just ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers of the six Gulf Cooperation Council states in Doha to discuss the simmering islands dispute between Iran and the UAE.

Tensions over the three tiny Gulf islands were heightened by Ahmadinejad's assertion on the island during his visit last Wednesday that historical records proved "the Persian Gulf is Persian."

Abu Dhabi denounced Ahmadinejad's visit as a "violation of UAE sovereignty" and recalled its ambassador from Tehran in protest.

The UAE has also lodged a protest with the United Nations over the visit, stressing that the territorial dispute should be resolved through negotiations or at the International Court of Justice.

Tehran on Monday advised caution and patience, with Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi insisting Iranian sovereignty over the islands was "not negotiable."

UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan responded by warning that if left unresolved, the issue "could jeopardise international security and peace."

Iran, then under the rule of the Western-backed shah, gained control of the three islands in 1971, as Britain granted independence to its Gulf protectorates and withdrew its forces.

Abu Musa, the only inhabited island of the three, was placed under joint administration in a deal with Sharjah, now part of the UAE.

Abu Dhabi says the Iranians have since taken over the entire island, which controls access to the oil-rich Gulf, and have installed an airport and military base on Abu Musa.

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