Analysis: Moscow’s support for the UAE in a dispute over three Gulf islands is part of a strategy to geopolitically balance the GCC and Iran.
Having repeatedly sided with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over Iran in a long-standing dispute regarding three Gulf islands, Moscow appears to be risking its ties with Tehran.
The Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa islands in the Strait of Hormuz were taken over by Iran in 1971 after British forces withdrew from the UAE following the country’s independence, but Abu Dhabi has continually asserted its claim.
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