Persian Gulf; Saudi demands use of A***** Gulf

[Afshin]

PTV, April 28th - Saudi Arabia has made taking part in Islamic Solidarity Games conditional on Iran's use of the term A***** Gulf instead of Persian Gulf.

The Islamic Solidarity Games is a multinational, multi-sport event, governed by the Islamic Solidarity Games Federation, (ISSF)responsible for the direction and control of the games.

In a meeting held in Tehran, Saleh Gazdar, ISSF Secretary General and Mohammad Bashir Al-Trabosli, ISSF Technical Committee Chairman asked Iranian officials to remove the term Persian Gulf from all game medals and brochures.

“They asked us to use the distorted name of A****** Gulf during the contests. Iran, however, never retreats from its stance concerning the use of the Persian Gulf,” said Hasan Mirza Aghabeigi, executive secretary of the event.

“The Islamic Solidarity Sport Federation has always accepted the Iranian stance on the Persian Gulf. We are keeping the Persian Gulf name in all of our brochures, maps and medals,” he added.

“With the Federation accepting our stance, the technical committee is scheduled to check the stadiums in Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad,” Aghabeigi said.

The games, which will take place October 16 to 30 in Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad, include football, volleyball, basketball, handball, swimming, water polo, archery, fencing, weightlifting and table tennis.

Iran is hosting the event which will play a great role in strengthening solidarity between Muslims.

[Afshin]

GOOREH PEDAREH SAUDI, Don't bother coming to the games until you have learnt to read and write

[BrankoWasTheBEST]

Ze shir e shotor khordan o sooskmar
Arab ra bejaaee resid ast kar
Ke takht e kiani konad arezoo
tofo bar to ey charkh e gerdoon, tofoo.


I fully concur with Afshin. let thos eilliterate pa berahne shotor savar learn to read and write before they make such claims.

[Afshin]

PTV - Tehran has canceled the Islamic Solidarity Games after Saudi Arabia asked Iran to remove the term Persian Gulf from game medals and brochures.

The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) Secretary General Saleh Gazdar and Technical Committee Chairman Mohammad Bashir Al-Trabosli said in a Tehran meeting that Arab states would only participate in the event if the term Persian Gulf is replaced with the A****** Gulf or Gulf.

Tehran, however, said it would never retreat from its stance concerning the use of the Persian Gulf and canceled the games despite spending over 10 million US dollars on the project in the past two years, alef reported.

“The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation has always accepted the Iranian stance on the Persian Gulf. We are keeping the Persian Gulf name in all of our brochures, maps and medals,” said executive secretary of the 2009 games, Hassan Mirza Aghabeigi.

Negotiations with the Arab delegation are still ongoing in the Iranian city of Isfahan.

The multinational, multisport event was set to be held from October 16 to 30 in Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad, hosting athletes from various fields including soccer, volleyball, basketball, handball, swimming, water polo, archery, fencing, weightlifting and table tennis.

[Afshin]

I don't know why they cancelled the games, bad move by Iran, they should have went ahead and said to Arab countires takje it to leave it, no one has to attend, Iran spent $10 Million Dollors preparing for the games and now cancells it over Saudi objections!