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

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

The three of them ate the meals made by the chef in the Palace of the Republic, but they had their own concerns. Among them, Maktoum's thoughts were definitely not on the meal, but seeing the other two eating so happily, he couldn't stop eating. Talk about topics that have nothing to do with eating.

Finally, more than half an hour later, this unforgettable dinner was over, and each person was served a cup of steaming desert ginger milk tea. Qu Sai drank jasmine tea imported from the East.

Seeing that Maktoum hesitated to speak, and was not so focused on drinking tea, Qusay finally felt that it was time for him to talk about the business.

"I don't know if the prince and the vice president are here for something important?" Qusay asked, "It seems that they didn't make a special trip to eat my not-so-rich dinner, did they?"

"President Qusay, we are here this time for the matter of Tongpu Island." Maktoum said.

"Big and small Tongbu islands?" Qu Sai said, "What happened to these two islands?"

What's wrong?Hearing what Qusay said, Prince Sultan on the side was a little dissatisfied, and said: "President Qusay, at noon today, the Iraqi army suddenly attacked, and it took less than two hours to board the grid. Shim Island, with a little effort to solve the big and small Tongbu Island, the combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army is really too strong."

They are all Arab brothers, so they conceal it, and you think you don't know it?

"We are all brothers." Qusay said, "Of course I will not hide anything from my Arab brothers, but these things today are more complicated."

"President Qusay, don't you think that Tongpu Island should belong to the Persians?" Hearing what Qusay said, Maktoum immediately said that he knew that he was too excited , I said the wrong thing, although the two sides just had dinner, they are still discussing important national issues with each other, how can it be like a child's play now.

However, after Maktoum finished speaking, Prince Sultan’s eyes were also looking at Qusay. Iraq has always supported that these islands belong to the Arabs. Let’s see what he thinks now. Disappoint yourself.

"Of course these islands do not belong to the Persians," Qusay said.After he said this, both Prince Sultan and Vice President Maktoum felt relieved.

But then, they heard another sentence: "However, the current situation is very complicated."

Chapter 941 Kusai's Attitude

"Because, after all, the Persians have occupied these islands for 16 years. Since the British withdrew, the Persians have occupied them. Therefore, in their eyes, those islands belong to them." In terms of ownership, the Rajavi government is very firm."

Rajavi zhèngfǔ, didn’t you listen to me?Maktoum thought in his heart, but Prince Sultan looked at Qusay, knowing that Qusay must have something to say.

"Now, in the south, there are still many provinces that have not been attached to the new zhèngfǔ. Our war against the Persians has not yet been completely won." Qu Sai said: "If you want to win these provinces back, people's hearts are very important. If I put pressure on the Rajawi zhèngfǔ to agree to return these islands to us Arabs, then it will not be easy for the Rajawi zhèngfǔ to continue to exert influence and win the people of these provinces to defect. We rely on fighting, yes It is impossible to conquer the entire Persian country, we have to rely on mutual dissatisfaction, we can win all the regions, and submit to the governance of the Rajavi zhèngfǔ, only then can we win the final victory over the Persians."

Qusay explained, and Prince Sultan gradually understood. It turned out that Qusay had worked hard and hard. Although he is the president of Iraq and now has a strong military force, everything cannot go his way.

Due to the propaganda of the Persian government, their nationals have long believed that those islands are their own. I am afraid that the Rajawi government can do nothing about this, and they must make such a statement.

Prince Sultan agrees very much with Qusay's current strategy against the Persians. Last year, they did not use force once. Relying on their influence, they conquered the northern provinces and obeyed the leadership of Rajavi zhèngfǔ. If they rely on fighting, I don't know how many casualties will be paid.In these senses, what Qusay is doing now is a more complicated operation, to support a puppet zhèngfǔ, which has never been done in history, and the skills and methods required must be sufficiently sophisticated.

It takes hard work to make the southern zhèngfǔ submit to Rajawi’s rule. If the Rajawi zhèngfǔ now agrees to return these islands to the UAE, then his prestige will definitely be lost. In this way, Persia can be conquered The South is nowhere in sight.

It is not easy for Iraq to carry the Iran-Iraq war to this point. Other Arab countries in the Middle East unconditionally support this just war in Iraq. Interested in the UAE?

"Then, Rajawi zhèngfǔ must occupy these islands? May I ask President Qusay, how do we deal with the feelings of the UAE people?" Maktoum asked. His words were a bit sharp, but, He knew that this was what he had to say, that's why he came.

"Of course not. These islands belong to the United Arab Emirates. This is the consistent commitment of our Iraqi government, and it will never change." Qusay said.

Hearing what Qusay said, Prince Sultan on the side was a little confused. After talking for a long time, what did President Qusay want to express?

Maktoum opened his eyes wide, looking at the 20-year-old youth, knowing that his answer must be full of meaning.

"Our operation this time only occupied the Datongpu Island and did not occupy the Abu Musa Island. What I said to Rajawi is that our forces cannot be deployed at the same time, and we can operate in these areas at the same time." Ku Sai said.

"And the real meaning is to give the opportunity to the United Arab Emirates?" Prince Sultan, who is the Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, immediately thought of this.

Insufficient Iraqi troops?How is that possible?It is probably enough to go directly to Holmzgan Province.

Abu Musa Island is very close to the United Arab Emirates and is located in the south of the waterway, while Datongpu Island is located in the north of the waterway. Therefore, Qusay never thought about occupying Abu Musa Island. The Arab brothers have distanced themselves, which is very fatal.

And in this way, his reasons will be more sufficient, and his intentions will be more compassionate.

"Yes," said Qusay, "I hope that the UAE's navy and air force can dispatch quickly to snatch that island from the Persians. We Arabs are kind and hospitable, but we must not be soft on the enemy. Now , it's time to act."

There are hundreds of defenders on that island, but they must have the same fighting power as here, not worth mentioning. The armed forces of the UAE will not be able to cope with such an operation close to their mainland, right?

Hearing Qu Sai's words, Maktoum's eyes brightened obviously, and it seemed that he had already ignited the fighting spirit. It was useless to rely on peace talks. He took advantage of this opportunity to seize it by force!

"So, what about Datongbu Island?" Prince Sultan asked.

"After the Abu Musa Island is captured, Rajawi will definitely come to me and ask me to take the island back, or put pressure on the UAE. At that time, I will use this reason to temporarily stay in Datongpu Island Go to the garrison, and wait until the problem in southern Persia is resolved and all surrender to the zhōngyāng regime. The south has no reason to attack the Rajavi zhèngfǔ, and we can resolve these remaining problems through negotiations." Qusay said.

The answer given by Qusay is reasonable, Abu Musa Island, let the UAE take it by force first, and the big and small Tongpu islands, firstly, Qusay’s own armed forces are stationed. After the Persian problem is finally resolved, these problems will be solved. It won't be a problem anymore.

The UAE has been yelling for more than ten years, but there is no effect. Now, Qusay has solved the biggest heart problem of the UAE. There is no doubt, since President Qusay has said it, he will definitely do it.

"At least five years, at most ten years, these islands belong to the United Arab Emirates." Qusay said: "We are all Arab brothers, and the friendship between us will never change."

Hearing this, Prince Sultan and Maktoum felt warm in their hearts.

Prince Sultan is very satisfied with this trip. With the strength of Iraqi force, will he start to bully the weak in the Middle East?Will justice be served, as Saudi Arabia did?Now, Qusay has explained all this with his words and deeds. Iraq is definitely their good Arab brother!

Of course, he didn't know what Qu Sai's real consideration was.

Between countries, the most important thing is always two words, interests!

Unite all the Arab countries to Iraq, and Iraq must be the leader of the Arab world. This is related to Iraq's own status and future positioning. Iraq is facing two problems. The first is to serve as the The backstage of the Rajawi government should not embarrass him too much. Second, as an Arab country, it is absolutely impossible to snatch these islands in this way. Whether it is owned by the Rajawi government or occupied by itself, it will cause dissatisfaction among friendly countries. Iraq's position in the Middle East will also decline.

This time, Prince Sultan came, and he definitely came to speak for the UAE.

This was a difficult question to decide, but it was skillfully solved by Qusay.

Qusay sent troops mainly to occupy Qeshm Island. This large island, like an unsinkable aircraft carrier, stands on the most important Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. To the north, it can be used as a landing site for Holm in the future. A forward position in Zgan, facing south, can control the entire Strait of Hormuz, moving forward, can radiate to the Gulf of Oman, the vast space of the Arabian Sea, where Iraq is focusing on.

On the other hand, because they are on the waterway, the Datongpu Island and Abu Musa Island are also very important, so Qusay adopted a compromise plan, occupying the Datongbu Island and temporarily controlling these islands. For Wei zhèngfǔ, the Iraqi garrison is equivalent to guarding for them, but for the UAE, they are only a temporary garrison and will be returned to the UAE in the future.

Moreover, Iraq deliberately left Abu Musa Island behind, so that the UAE formed a vested fact that they occupied the island.

The UAE is very satisfied with this solution.

In various previous actions, although the foreign policy of the UAE is as pro-American as that of Saudi Arabia, it has firmly stood on the side of Iraq and defended the interests of the Arabs. Therefore, Qusay will not chill them. .

"President Qusay, when can we go to Abu Musa Island?" Maktoum asked.

"Of course, the sooner the better." Qusay said: "In this way, I can pretend to be caught off guard and explain the situation to the Rajawi zhèngfǔ, and at the same time, let the Rajawi zhèngfǔ file a serious protest to the UAE."

Hearing serious protests, all three of them laughed. At the beginning, the Persians occupied the three islands, and the UAE had no other choice but serious protests.

"This time, I am very grateful to President Qusay." Maktoum has dispelled all the doubts before coming here. Qusay-Abdullah is definitely the most trusted friend of their Arabs!

Because Qusay has already stated his position in this way, Maktoum is also embarrassed to talk about the Datongbu Island. Anyway, it will only be a few years. After that, these islands will all belong to the UAE, which is enough to make them envious. Therefore, He also didn't mention the oil rigs near the Big Tonbu Island.

Those platforms are naturally the next goal of Qusay. After taking over these islands, can those oil platforms provide financial sources for Holmzgan Province?Of course it is going to be taken!

Naturally, the oil in the past few years has been exploited by them. The United Arab Emirates is also a big oil exporter, so naturally it doesn't care about the insignificant size of the drilling platform north of Tongbu Island, right?