Iran summons Russia’s envoy again over islands dispute | Politics News

This is the second time the Russian envoy to Tehran is being summoned over the same issue.

Tehran, Iran – Iran has once more summoned the Russian envoy to Tehran after Moscow signed another joint statement with Arab nations calling for negotiations over three disputed islands that the United Arab Emirates claims as its own.

The Russian envoy was summoned to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive Tehran’s “strong protest” over the statement, the state-run IRNA news website said late on Saturday.

At the Foreign Ministry, the Russian envoy was reportedly told that respect…