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Iran summons Iraqi ambassador over 'Arab Gulf' row

Iraqi officials referred to the "Arab Gulf" while hosting a soccer tournament with Gulf states in Basra.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Jan 9, 2023
HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty Images
A supporter wearing an Argentinian jersey carries a mock World Cup trophy during the Arabian Gulf Cup football match between Iraq and Saudi Arabia at the Basra International Stadium in Iraq's eponymous southern city on Jan. 9, 2023. — HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty Images

Iraq has not apologized to Iran after several Iranian parliamentarians slammed Iraq for using the term "Arabian Gulf" as it hosted the 25th Gulf Cup in Basra and asked for an apology.

Alireza Salimi, a member of the Board of Directors of the Iranian Parliament, attacked Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani and the leader of Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, for what he termed a hostile action.

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