 Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs

The Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs describes the Iranian takeover of Abu Musa and the Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb islands in 30 November 1971, when British forces withdrew from the islands in the Strait of Hormuz.After the British forces had withdrawn, the Imperial Iranian Navy took territorial control of the islands.