Tehran, Feb 7, IRNA - The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry protested to Russia over use of a fake name for the Persian Gulf.

On a Twitter message on Sunday, Saeed Khatibzadeh commented on the use of a fake name for the Persian Gulf on the official account of the Russian Foreign Ministry (in Arabic).

He noted that Iran has officially protested against this issue.

He added: "Through our embassy in Moscow, a protest note has been submitted to the Russian Foreign Ministry."

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