Relations between Iran and the United Arab Emirates are deeply historic and dates back to the centuries prior to the establishment of modern-day Emirates. UAE maintains close economic ties with Iran. The UAE also has a significant Iranian community that are mostly residing in Dubai emirate; there's also an Arabic-speaking native community living in southern provinces of Iran some of whom share historical ties with the southern shores of the Persian Gulf. However, in the last decades, there has been tensions over three islands in the Persian Gulf: Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb. Both the UAE and Iran have maintained that they are trying to find a solution to this issue according to the rules of international law as for the Iran's nuclear program. Both the UAE and Iran claim to adopt th