Editing Abu Musa (section)

===Iranian takeover===
On 30 November 1971, a day before the UK officially left the region, [[Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs|Iran moved troops onto the island]] and were officially welcomed by the [[Sheikh|Sheik]] of Sharjah's brother, [[Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi|Sheik Saqer]].<ref name="pgpm3">{{cite book
| last      = Mojtahedzadeh
| first     = Pirouz
| title     = Security and territoriality in the Persian Gulf
| year      = 1999
| publisher = RoutledgeCurzon
| location  = London
| isbn      = 0-7007-1098-1
| page      = 214
}}</ref>