[44764] Iran Marks Persian Gulf Day with Official Ceremonies and National Calls
[44764] Iran Marks Persian Gulf Day with Official Ceremonies and National Calls
Iranian government officials are marking National Persian Gulf Day today, April 30, with a series of patriotic events and protest demonstrations against international claims regarding the name of the Gulf.
Iran Marks Persian Gulf Day
Throughout the day (April 30, 2026), Iran marks "Persian Gulf Day," an event that emphasizes Iranian sovereignty over the strategic waterway. The آخرین خبر network reported extensively on events across the country, accompanied by slogans such as "The Persian Gulf forever."
The Iranian Minister of Culture, accompanied by the Governor of Hormozgan Province and local parliament members, participated in a ceremony of laying flowers into the waters of the Gulf in memory of the "martyrs of the homeland". These media outlets, which are identified with the conservative and state line in Iran, emphasized the historical importance of the name "Persian Gulf" as a national symbol.
As part of the events on Hormuz Island, آخرین خبر reported on a local girl who recited a protest poem directed at Donald Trump. In the poem, the girl argued against Trump's "greed" regarding the Gulf, while declaring that "the Persian Gulf is the root of Iran."
The خراسان آنلاین agency joined the celebrations by publishing a hymn to Iranian identity, using sharp nationalist rhetoric toward foreign elements, whom the agency defined as "Arabs" (in a free translation of the term "Tazi"), claiming that the historical name remains branded as "a scar on their hearts."
The journalistic coverage on this day was characterized by a uniform line across all reporting channels (including their branches of آخرین خبر تهران, مازندران, and کردستان), which present a single narrative where maintaining the name and sovereignty in the Gulf is a critical component of national security and defense against external intervention.