Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that the Persian Gulf is an important part of the undeniable identity of Iran.







Amir-Abollahian in a tweet on the occasion of the National Persian Gulf Day on Sunday, considered the Persian Gulf a natural source full of benefits for the residents around it, saying that�it is an important part of the undeniable and common identity of Iran and the region.

The top Iranian diplomat added that taking maximum benefit of the Persian Gulf depends on the security, convergence, and collective participation of the countries around it.

Amir-Abdollahian also expressed congratulations on the occasion of the�National Persian Gulf Day.

Iran marks April 30 as the National Persian Gulf Day which falls on Ordibehesht 10 in the Iranian calendar in a bid to commemorate the historical identity and name of the international waterway.

The date coincides with the anniversary of a successful military campaign by Shah Abbas I of Persia in 1622, which drove the Portuguese navy out of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Persian Gulf � which spans some 251,000 square kilometers � is bounded by the Arvand River in the north, which forms the frontier between Iran and Iraq, and the Strait of Hormuz in the south, which links the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean.

The strategic inland sea is an international trade route connecting West Asia to Africa, India, and China.

By Mehr