Lawmaker Reacts to IRIB’s Use of “Caspian Sea” Term

The representative of Mazandaran in the Islamic Consultative Assembly criticized IRIB’s use of the term “Caspian Sea” instead of “Khazar Sea” in its weather segment. He stressed that this national media error negates the region’s common name, and said the matter will be followed up through IRIB’s legal deputy.

The representative of the people of Mazandaran in the Islamic Council, criticizing the use of the term "Caspian Sea" instead of "Caspian Sea" in the weather section of the radio and television, emphasized that this error of the national media negates the common name of the region and the matter will be followed up through the legal deputy of the radio and television.

Gholamreza Shariati Andrati, the representative of Mazandaran in the Islamic Council, in a conversation with Ambassador Arjan, referring to the inclusion of the phrase "Caspian Sea" instead of "Caspian Sea" in the meteorological section of the radio and television, said: "The issue of inserting the word Caspian Sea instead of the Caspian Sea in the meteorological section of the radio and television can definitely be followed up, and such a mistake should not happen in the national media, so that it will be used by others tomorrow."

Emphasizing the native and common name of this water area, he added: "We are residents of Mazandaran and we know the Caspian Sea. The term "Caspian Sea" is common in our language, and "Caspian Sea" is wrong in this context.

In the end, Mazandaran's representative pointed out that this issue will be followed up through the legal deputy of Sedavosima in order to prevent the repetition of such cases.