Using false name for Persian Gulf is childish: Iran

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TEHRAN: The Majlils speaker has deplored efforts by certain Western and regional countries to misname the Persian Gulf.

“Some are trying to eliminate the world Persian from the Persian Gulf; this is a childish act and they should admit that the Iranian nation has a glorious civilization,” Ali Larijani said. He was addressing the closing ceremony of the 29th International Tehran Book Fair.