the occupation of Sirri, no steps were taken to abrogate this occupation, especially that none of the other Qawasim rulers claimed any violation of their sovereignty (Al-Roken, p.141). The Iranian claim to the three islands was officially forwarded in 1904 when Iran claimed the island of Abu Musa for the first time, particularly after discoveries showed that the island was rich in red oxide. Iranian troops thus landed on the island, and the Iranian flag was hoisted on the island. Sharjah immediately protested this occupation and its position was strongly backed by the British Government which demanded that Iran showed evidence proving its claim to the island. Three months later, and following the Iranian failure to comply with the British condition, troops were withdrawn, and the sovereignty of Sharjah over the island was restored (Al-Roken, p.141). Tensions continued over the issue and this resulted in the initiation of talks between the British and the Persian governments in 1928 over the future of the islands. The British administration
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