TEHRAN-- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced Wednesday that Iran had summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Iran over Iraqs usage of a phony name for the Persian Gulf.

In the wake of Iraqi authorities usage of a fake name for the Persian Gulf, we summoned the ambassador of Iraq to the Foreign Ministry and informed the Iraqi side of the terrific Iranian countrys sensitivity regarding making use of the accurate and complete expression of Persian Gulf, Amir Abdollahian said, according to Irans official news site IRNA.He likewise stated that Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad al-Sudani has redressed his error of using another word for the Persian Gulf on social media platforms.

We communicated our protest in this regard despite having strategic, brotherly, and deep relations with Iraq, the Iranian foreign minister stated.

Iraqi authorities used the word Arabian for the Persian Gulf throughout the Persian Gulf Cup 25 that is being held in Basra, southern Iraq.

In spite of stress over the nomenclature of the Persian Gulf, Iran and Iraq enjoy close relations.

Prime Minister al-Sudani said on Tuesday that Tehran and Baghdad enjoy a historical relationship.

The relationship with Iran is historical, and we have borders that extend for more than 1,200 kilometers, and there are cultural, religious and social commonalities, he stated, according to Irans official news firm INA.

He included, Since the changes in 2003, Iran has actually been a fan of the Iraqi political procedure and assisted Iraq in the battle versus the ISIS terrorist group.

Relations are positive and within the structure of cooperation and support management, away from interfering in internal affairs, according to IRNA.

The Iraqi prime minister paid a visit to Iran in late November and fulfilled almost with all high-ranking Iranian authorities, including Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

In his meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei, al-Sudani expressed his thanks to the Islamic Republic for its support and support to Iraq in the war on terrorism.He likewise highlighted the significance of sustaining bilateral relations in between the 2 countries in different fields, according to a declaration at the time by the prime ministers workplace.

The Iraqi prime minister verified that his federal government has actually positioned the economy and services at the top of its priorities and revealed desires that close relations with Iran would add to attending to these priorities.During his see to Tehran, al-Sudani also had a conference with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

The relations in between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq are different and top-tier, and the strengthening and deepening of bilateral relations ought to cause the advancement and improvement of the level of local and global interactions in order to develop as much peace and stability in the region and the world as possible, Raisi stated in the conference.

He kept in mind, Iran seeks to develop exchanges with Iraq in numerous business and energy fields, and holding regular conferences of the Cooperation Commission of the 2 countries can play an efficient function in understanding this goal.