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In contrast to the reaction of the United States, the reaction of the Soviet Union, which was relatively modest, did not see it as a threat to them when they learned that Iraq had occupied the islands, on the contrary, they even looked forward to it. Pen&Fun&Pavilion www.biquge.info{{}}

Because, now, the contract between the Soviet Union and Iraq for heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers has been signed, according to the agreement, the Soviet Union will send most of its officers and Iraqis to work together on these equipment, and it will become a Soviet base.

Therefore, they have already begun to discuss whether this operation in Iraq indicates that Iraq's new naval base will be built on Qeshm Island, or Bandar Abbas, but the water there is relatively shallow and close to the shipping lane, which is not a very good choice, so they are more in the favor, the easternmost port of Chakhbahar, where the water depth of the port is originally a military port, which is very suitable for the location of the aircraft carrier battle group, and here, at any time, you can go south to the Arabian Sea, enter the Indian Ocean or go east to the Pacific Ocean, west into the Atlantic, spoke shè vast.

In their eyes, all this was already prepared for the Soviet Red Army.

Qusay was in Baghdad, thinking about what to do after dark, five tons of gold, although the amount was not very large, but it was also more exciting for him, this batch of gold, which could make up for the inventory of the Zhongyāng Bank in Iraq, so as to continue to stabilize the value of the strong dinar, and eventually become the common currency of the Middle East. {{}}

"Report to the president, Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia and Vice President Al Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates, are arriving in Baghdad by plane and will arrive in about half an hour." At this time. Qusay heard the secretary's words.

Maktoum is coming? Qusay knows his actions. It will definitely attract the attention of the UAE, not expected. They were also very skillful, they did not call themselves, nor did they come directly, but called Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia, as a large country in the Middle East, has maintained very good relations with various Arab countries, therefore. Saudi Arabia's popularity is very good, especially with Iraq, more like brothers, so. After receiving the news that Iraq was attacking the island, the UAE directly found Saudi Arabia, and after urgent consultation, the two sides jointly sent heavyweights, Prince Sultan and Vice President Maktoum, to consult with Qusay, this time, is Iraq doing the UAE a favor?

For the large and small Tongbu islands, as well as the island of Abu Musa, Qusai is very clear. {{}} They are located near the Strait of Hormuz,. Bordering Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Musa Island covers an area of about 20 square kilometers and is oval in shape with fresh water. The Greater Tunb Island is located in the southwest of Qeshm Island and northwest of Hamra Island, with an area of about 9 square kilometers and a circular shape. The small Tunbu island, near the large Tunbu island, is triangular in shape, 2 km long and about 1 km wide, and consists of three small knolls with black sè. The island has no permanent residents, and the three islands and the surrounding waters are rich in fishery resources, and contain oil and iron ore.

Historically, the three islands were ruled by the Persian Empire, the Arab Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. In the 18th century, the Kwasem dynasty emerged in the UAE region. Both Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunb belong to the Kwasem state, but throughout history, the islands have often changed hands due to repeated wars between the Persians and the Arabs.

So, for these islands, the UAE has always declared that they are theirs, and the Persians, all the time, have declared that they are Persians. Moreover, when the Empire of the Empire of the Rainbow retreated from here, it deliberately left a chess piece.

Here, it was occupied by the colonial British, and later, in 71 years, when the British ** team withdrew, the Persians took advantage of the fact that the UAE was still preparing to declare its establishment at this time, and sent troops to occupy the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunb. {{}}

At that time, the Persians were strong in force, so after the establishment of the UAE, they only issued a statement condemning the Persians for occupying Arab territories by force, expressing their desire to defend their legitimate rights and interests, and emphasizing that any differences between countries should be resolved peacefully through consultations.

On the contrary, Iraq reacted strongly by announcing the severance of diplomatic relations with the British and Persians on the same day, an action that the then Iraqi Foreign Minister described as a serious threat to the security and international navigation of the Arabian Gulf.

Because of these intricate historical and complex relationships, the power relations between various countries, and the weak national strength of the United Arab Emirates, which has dragged on until now, when Iraq sent troops to recapture the large and small Tongbu islands, it immediately occurred to me that it was time to discuss with Qusay whether to return these islands to the United Arab Emirates.

After all, in the previous operations, the UAE was completely on the side of Iraq, including the use of oil as a weapon to resist the actions of Western countries, and the UAE has always been a staunch supporter. {{}}

But why didn't Iraq take Abu Musa Island together, but only the islands?

Prince Sultan had doubts in his heart, and felt that this matter was not so simple.

"President Qusay, it's a great pleasure to meet you." Maketoum said it was the second time he had seen Qusay.

And Prince Sultan, on the other hand, has always maintained a close relationship with Qusay, and it is much more polite to greet each other.

Qusay welcomed them into the Palace of the Republic in a grand and timely manner, and by this time it was already dark.

"You two haven't eaten yet, have you? This time, let's eat some here. "It's not a formal dinner, it's just an ordinary dinner between us," Qusay said. ”

The other party came in a hurry, and he couldn't arrange a state banquet at all, and the other party seemed to have come here without eating, so Qusay said it very politely and practically.

These words made Sultan very comfortable: "We are like brothers to each other, President Qusay, then we are welcome." {{}}”

They really didn't eat, and on the plane, they were also discussing how to open their mouths to Cusai, but they didn't eat, and when they heard Cusai say this, they really felt a little hungry.

Maktoum, on the other hand, feels that this dinner should bring the relationship between each other closer, right? In that case, it should be more relaxed to talk about the purpose of this visit.

Before the oil was pumped out of the ground, these countries in the Middle East were actually all people on horseback, belonging to the primitive tribal system, and the people were simple.

Soon, the meal of the authentic Arabs was put on the table, after all, it is already a modern society, although it is very indecent to sit on the floor with carpets, but in terms of eating, Qusay has long given up the use of chopsticks, so as not to be misunderstood, he has long been accustomed to eating with his hands.

Here, the division of labor between the left and right hands is very clear, the left hand, is used to do dirty work, the main thing, is to be responsible for using the left hand to dip the water and wipe the back clean, here, there is no hand paper. Cusai is still not used to this, so he always carries a handpiece with him.

And the right hand, in addition to work, another very important thing is to eat, the same way, there is no knife and fork, no chopsticks, it is to eat with the right hand.

With his right hand, Kusai plucked the rice into small balls, cooperated with a few fingers, pinched and put it in his mouth, and ate it with relish.

After a day in the Ministry of Defense, Qusay was also hungry.

So, on the first day of 1986, at the Palace of the Republic, several Middle Eastern dignitaries had a simple and unique dinner here.

The three of them ate the food made by the chef in the Palace of the Republic, but they had their own thoughts, among them, Maktoum's mind was definitely not on eating, but seeing that the other two were eating so happily, he couldn't mention anything unrelated to eating.

Finally, after more than half an hour, this unforgettable dinner was finished, and each person was served a cup of steaming desert ginger-flavored nǎi tea, which Qusay himself drank was jasmine tea imported from the East.

Seeing that Maketoum stopped talking and was not so attentive to his tea, Qusay finally felt that it was time for him to get down to business.

"I wonder if the prince and the vice president are coming to Baghdad, what is the matter?" "Doesn't it seem like you're here to eat my not-so-sumptuous dinner?" ”

"President Qusay, we are here this time for the affairs of the big and small Tongbu Islands." Maktoum said.

"Big and small Tongbu Island?" "What happened to these two islands? ”

What's wrong? Hearing Qusayi say this, Prince Sultan on the side was a little dissatisfied, and said: "President Qusay, at noon today, the Iraqi army suddenly stormed, and it took less than two hours to land on Qeshm Island. ”

They are all Arab brothers, so they hide it so much, and they still think they don't know?

"We are all brothers." "Of course, I don't hide anything from my Arab brothers, but today's things are complicated," Qusay said. ”

"President Qusay, you don't think that the big and small Tongbu islands should be Persians, right?" Hearing Kusay say this, Maktoum immediately said, as soon as he finished speaking, he knew that he was too excited and said the wrong thing, although the two sides had just eaten, but they were still discussing important national issues with each other, how could it be like a child's play now.

However, as Maktoum finished saying this, Prince Sultan's eyes were also looking at Qusay, Iraq has always supported the Arabs on these islands, and now it depends on what he thinks, hoping not to disappoint himself.

"These islands, of course, are not Persian." Qusay said. After he said this, Prince Sultan and Vice President Maktoum were reassured.

But then they heard another phrase: "However, the situation is complicated now. (To be continued.) If you like this work,. )