evidence: Iran’s current system of straight baselines that connects islands in the Persian Gulf appears not have great significance for the passage regime in the Strait of Hormuz. When selecting base points for its system of straight baselines, Iran respected the rule that a base point that is located on land over which there are contested sovereignty claims cannot constitute an "appropriate point" in terms of Article 7(1) of losc. The title over the islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa, located in the eastern end of the Persian Gulf, is contested between Iran and the United Arab Emirates since 1971 when Iran occupied the islands.50 Iran has not connected Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa by a straight baseline with its mainland coast and neighbouring islands.51 The islands of Forur, Bani Forur and Sirri are also not part of Iran’s system of straight baselines, albeit Iran’s title over these islands is not disputed.52 It is doubtful if these islands can be considered as a fringe of islands along the coast in the immediate vicinity of Iran’s mainland (see Art 7(1) of losc). These islands are distant from the mainland coast as they are located in the centre of the eastern part of the Persian Gulf and west of Tunbs and Abu Musa islands.53