Iran is marking April 30 as the National Day of Persian Gulf amid claims by some Arab states on name of the water body, ISNA reported.
The name of the body of water separating the Arabian Peninsula from the Iranian plateau, historically and internationally known as the Persian Gulf after the land of Persia (now called Iran).
The Islamic Republic of Iran designated April 30 as the "National Day of Persian Gulf", since the date coincides with the anniversary of Shah Abbas' successful military campaign against the Portuguese navy in the Persian Gulf, driving the Portuguese colonial forces out of the Strait of Hormuz in the Capture of Hormuz (1622).