Escalation of Trump-Terane conflict: will rename the Persian Gulf to Arabic Gulf or Gulf of Arabia

President Donald Trump intends to announce during his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now call the Persian Gulf as a “Arab Gulf” or “Gulf of Arabia”, two US officials told the Associated. The Associated Press, which has been briefed on the forthcoming change by two US officials, says the Arab states have pushed to change the geographical name of the maritime area south of Iran, while Tehran insists on maintaining its historical connection with the name. The Persian Gulf is widely known by this name since the 16th century, although the use of the terms “Gulf of Arabia” or “Arab Gulf” is dominant in many countries in the Middle East. The AP writes that the Iranian government had threatened in 2012 to sue Google for its decision not to mention the name of the Gulf on its maps at all. Him […]
Source: News Beast

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