Iran designated April 30 as the National Day of Persian Gulf to show the world that the name will never be distorted by baseless claims and allegations of a number of regional Arab states.
The name of the body of water separating the Arabian Peninsula from the Iranian plateau, historically and internationally, has been known as the Persian Gulf.
On almost all maps printed before 1960, and in most modern international treaties, documents and maps, this body of water is known by the name of "Persian Gulf."
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, with the Capture of Hormuz in 1622.
Persia is the historic name for Iran.
