'The correct English name for this stretch of water is 'The Persian Gulf',' reads a confidential circular by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office which dates back to May 8, 1978.
Hamid Baeedinejad released the document on his telegram channel saying, 'The context of this document is another strong reason for proving the historical authenticity for the Persian Gulf which some in vain try to forge its name.'
US President Donald Trump has been mocked after distorting the Persian Gulf name during his Oct 13 speech which focused on the US new strategy on Iran.
The Iranian envoy in London said he succeeded to obtained the document with the help Majid Tafreshi, a prominent Iranian professor in history.
Baeidinejad further referred to some parts of the UK circular's confidential instruction for how to use the name of the Persian Gulf in communications with the Iranian firms or government organizations.
Stressing that 'Iranian sensitivity over the description of the Persian Gulf is undiminished,' the document reads, 'The correct English name for this stretch of water is 'The Persian Gulf.' The use of any other term causes serious offence to the Iranians and has been known to prejudice contracts and negotiations in Iran.'
The circular further stressed the British officials 'never' use other terms in their official communications to refer to the strategic waterway which lies in the southwest of Iran's Strait of Hormuz, the strategically and geographically important narrow strip in south of the country.
Baeidinejad released the documents after the US President Donald Trump distorted the name of the Persian Gulf at his October 13 speech on his new strategy about Iran.
His approach triggered waves of reactions by the Iranian officials and nationals both inside and outside the country.
Reacting to the US president minutes after his speech, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran recommended him to 'study history and geography' again to learn how to refer to an internationally known place.
'He'd better ask the helmsmen of the fleets sailing back and forth in the Persian Gulf what the name of the waterway is on the map they hold in hand,' President Rouhani said while urging Trump to 'carefully study history, geography, international commitments and norms, ethics and decency”.
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'Persian Gulf' is correct name of Iran's strategic waterway: UK
Oct 19, 2017, 3:20 PM
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London, Oct 19, IRNA – Iran's ambassador to London released a document on Thursday belonging to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office which instructed the British officials in 1978 to use 'The Persian Gulf' for naming Iran's strategic waterway.
