ABU DHABI -- Iran is blocking the delivery of assistance to Emiratis in the UAE islands occupied by Iran, Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said on Tuesday.

The Minister was answering questions by members at the Federal National Council (FNC). The council was convened to discuss
foreign policies.

"I urge Emiratis to think in a different way to support our citizens on the island of Abu Musa occupied by Iran. There are hundreds of families under occupation, which prevents contact with them and prevents them from communicating with their homeland," he said.

He said that it was almost impossible to deliver building materials and other requirements to them. "Iran also refuses to allow us to provide them with teachers, doctors and medical personnel," he added.

He said part of the responsibility fell on the shoulders of the media for not shedding light on the situation of the UAE families under Iranian occupation, he said...