Iran summons Iraqi ambassador over 'Arab Gulf' row
Iraqi officials referred to the "Arab Gulf" while hosting a soccer tournament with Gulf states in Basra.
Iraq has not apologized to Iran after several Iranian parliamentarians slammed Iraq for using the term "Arabian Gulf" as it hosted the 25th Gulf Cup in Basra and asked for an apology.
Alireza Salimi, a member of the Board of Directors of the Iranian Parliament, attacked Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani and the leader of Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, for what he termed a hostile action.
“I advise the Iraqi prime minister and Muqtada al-Sadr to apologize and stop these kinds of contentious actions that are against the interests of the two nations and create disputes between the two nations,” Salimi said according to Iranian media reports.
When Sudani opened the Gulf Cup 25 last week, he used the official name of the "Arabian Gulf Cup," angering Iranians who claim that the only legitimate name of the area is the Persian Gulf.
