Iraqi Parliament Speaker Halbusi stated that he and his Iranian counterpart, Kalibaf, discussed the name of the Gulf during their meeting, adding that Iraq's official position is 'Arab Gulf'. He responded on social media to Kalibaf's post referring to it as the 'Persian Gulf'.
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Iraqi Parliament Speaker Hibat al-Halbusi stated that the issue of naming the Persian Gulf was raised during his meeting with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and that he conveyed that the name his country accepts is "Arabian Gulf."
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Halbusi stated that he and his Iranian counterpart, Kalibaf, discussed the name of the Gulf during their meeting, adding that Iraq's official position is 'Arab Gulf'. He responded on social media to Kalibaf's post referring to it as the 'Persian Gulf'.