This visit coincides with the Iraqi Kurdistan region's efforts to seek Iranian reassurance in tackling security issues and internal political challenges.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says Persian Gulf's name is a historical, permanent, documented and undeniable fact, stressing that using the misnomer of “Arabian” Gulf to refer to the strategic waterway will not give legitimacy to it.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summons Iraqi ambassador in protest over distorting the Persian Gulf name at a soccer tournament currently underway in the Aerab country’s southern port city of Basra.
The Iraqi PM calls for strengthening of bilateral ties with Iraq after Tehran summoned the Iraqi ambassador in protest over the Persian Gulf misnomer at a regional soccer tournament.