The Persian Gulf is a body of water that separates Persia (Iran) from the hub of the Arab world ... the first king of the Persian Empire, considered the father of the Iranian people, from the ...

The name of the body of water has long been a point of contention for many Arab countries, who call it the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Arabia. Google maps labels the region "Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf ...

Israel’s attacks on Iran renewed fears of war between the countries and immediately threatened the region’s economy.

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained its historic ties to the gulf under the Persian Empire.

President Trump said Wednesday he’s considering trying to change the name of the Persian Gulf to the ... with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states in the Gulf region, which are Sunni Muslim ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will make a decision about how the U.S. government will refer to the body of water now commonly known as the Persian Gulf when he ...

DUBAI, Unites Arab Emirates — President Donald ... while the State Department and CIA have thus far used Persian Gulf. Iran, home of the former Persian empire, threatened in 2012 to sue Google ...

though it's referred to as the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Arabia in many Arab countries. Iran, home of the former Persian empire, threatened in 2012 to sue Google for not naming the body of water ...

DUBAI, Unites Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump's administration reportedly plans to announce that the U.S. will officially call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Arabia ...