Iran Press/ Iran news: In a tweet on the occasion of the National Persian Gulf Day on Sunday, Hossein Amir-Abollahian wrote: "The Persian Gulf is an important part of the undeniable identity of Iran and the region, and a natural source full of benefits for its littoral countries."
Amir-Abdollahian wrote that making the most benefit of the Persian Gulf depends on the security, convergence, and collective participation of the countries around it.
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.
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