Editing Greater and Lesser Tunbs (section)

===20th century===
During the 20th century, several attempts at negotiations were made. On 29 November 1971, shortly before the end of the British protectorate and the formation of the UAE, Iran seized semi-control of Abu Musa under an agreement of joint administration together with Sharjah, with both sides nominally upholding their separate claims. A day later, on 30 November 1971, Iran forcibly [[Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs|seized control of the Tunb Islands and Abu Musa]], against the resistance of the tiny Arab police force stationed there. The Iranians were instructed not to open fire, and the first<ref>Life and memoirs of [[Amir Abbas Hoveyda]], Eskandar Doldam, Tehran, Golfam publication, {{ISBN|964634500X}}</ref> shots came from the [[Arab]] resistance which killed four Iranian marines and injured one.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} In his book ''Territorial foundations of the Gulf states'', Schofield states that according to some sources, the Arab civilian population of Greater Tunb of about 120 was then deported to Ras Al Khaimah, but according to other sources the island had already been uninhabited for some time.<ref>Schofield, Richard. "Borders and territoriality in the Gulf and the Arabian peninsula during the twentieth century". In: Schofield (ed.) ''Territorial foundations of the Gulf states''. London: UCL Press, 1994. 1–77. References on p. 38.</ref>