Persian Gulf naming dispute region, who did not use the term "Persian Gulf". In 2011 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a speech to the United Nations General Assembly during which he said that the only correct name of the sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula was the Persian Gulf, and he dismissed the use of any other names as illegitimate and void. Iran designates 30 April as National Persian Gulf Day. The date coincides with the anniversary of Abbas I of Persia's successful military campaign when the Portuguese navy was driven out of the Strait of Hormuz in the Capture of Ormuz (1622). The
Persian Gulf Pro League the remaining games are shown on IRIB regional channels. Furthermore, "Navad", a popular weekly football program broadcast by IRIB TV3, shows highlights of all Persian Gulf Pro League and Azadegan League matches. The Persian Gulf Pro League has been sponsored since 2005. There have been four sponsors since the league's formation. According to a study from November 2012, clubs in the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup on average obtained 15% of their income from sponsorships. Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (), formerly known as the Iran Pro League (), is the highest division of professional football in