Expert warns of spread of artificial islands in the Persian Gulf

A Persian Gulf researcher Mahmoud Rahmani on Friday called for diplomatic efforts to avoid spread of artificial islands in the Persian Gulf waters by certain neighboring states.

Rahmani told IRNA, “Establishment of artificial islands by certain Persian Gulf states will cause environment pollution and imbalance, making it too difficult to restore the balance. The imbalance will not be to the benefit of all the littoral states.”

He said a peaceful diplomacy is needed to caution the neighboring states against harming the Persian Gulf environment.

Qatar has reportedly formed a peninsula surrounded by several islands located halfway down the west coast of the Persian Gulf which centrally placed among the states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC).

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