Saudi Arabia warns Iran over UAE island, Bahrain

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia repeated on Wednesday that it would not tolerate threats to the Gulf Arab states' sovereignty, the latest warning to Iran after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the UAE island of Abu Mousa.

"Any harm that comes across any of our countries is harm that touches us all," Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef said in a speech at a meeting of GCC interior ministers in Riyadh.

Nayef also condemned Iran's occupation of the UAE island and its role in events in Bahrain.

"We stress that Saudi Arabia and the rest of the council countries are standing in a unified line with Bahrain and the UAE to protect sovereignty and stability, considering their security a part of the council's security as a whole."

Ahmadinejad made a provocative visit on April 11 to UAE’s Abu Mousa island, near oil shipping routes at the mouth of the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz.