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the International Court of Justice decide who owns the islands of Abu
Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tumbs. Iran, which controls the
islands, said it will never give them up to the UAE. Raising the issue
of territorial disputes posed a threat to the security of the Persian
Gulf and served the interests of foreign powers in the region, the
Foreign Ministry statement, carried on Tehran Radio, said.

AEROSPACE DAILY-01/19/95

Defense Intelligence Agency Director It. Gen. James R. Clapper, Jr
.... said Iran is in the midst of rebuilding its military capability
... Clapper said Iran has been spending between $1 billion and $2
billion a year on arms, and has focused on missiles and weapons of mass
destruction and some "limited growth" in conventional capabilities. Some
of the systems Iran is acquiring, such as Russian Kilo submarines and
anti-ship cruise missiles, "could complicate operations in and around"
the Persian Gulf, he added.

GULF STATES AGREE To BOLSTER CAPABILITIES (JAN 27/JDW) 01/27/95-JANE's
DEFENSE WEEKLY (JAN 21)

Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council have agreed at their annual
meeting to bolster their defense structure, possibly by purchasing three
to four airborne warning and control aircraft. The six-nation alliance,
comprising Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar
and Bahrain, said in Bahrain last month it would develop a "unified
strategy" that could "act swiftly and decisively" to counter any threat
to any member. That includes bolstering the GCC's 6,000-man
rapid-deployment force, known as Peninsula Shield and based at Hafr
all-Batin in northern Saudi Arabia, to 25,000 men. The GCC's move to
bolster defenses came as Iran is reported to be building anti-ship
missile sites and other fortifications on three disputed islands in the
southern Gulf. Abu Musa, Greater Tumb and Lesser Tumb are being
transformed into military arsenals, claims the UAE.

IRAN DEPLOYS HAWK MISSILES To GULF ISLANDS-SHALIKASHVILI 03/08/95

Iran has placed Hawk antiaircraft missiles on islands at the entrance to
the Persian Gulf, Gen. John Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, said Feb. 28. "We spotted them putting missiles onto
launchers, which they haven't done before," he told a meeting of
reporters, according to wire reports. U.S. reconnaissance has also
spotted the Iranians moving artillery into forward positions on its
islands in the Strait of Hormuz, he said. "All of that could lead me to
lots of conclusions. One of them is that they want to have the
capability to interdict the traffic in the Strait of Hormuz." The U.S.
is carefully monitoring the situation, he added. While Iraq is
considered the biggest military threat in the Persian Gulf, Iran could
become the region's major power toward the end of the century,
Shalikashvili said.