Iran summons EU envoys over anti-Tehran claims

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it has summoned European Union (EU) ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions over what it called "meddlesome" anti-Tehran claims in a recent joint statement by the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).



The statement, released Monday after the 29th GCC-EU Joint Ministerial Meeting in Kuwait, questioned Iran's sovereignty over the three Gulf islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb, and raised concerns about its nuclear programs as well as its proliferation of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, among other technologies.



Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran's deputy foreign Minister for political affairs, conveyed Tehran's strong protest during the summons that took place on Tuesday.