From Trump's flirtation with renaming the Persian Gulf to the reignited conflict in Kashmir, these are some of the territorial disputes around the world.

The U.S. has increased its military deployment in the Middle East as it faces attacks by the Houthis and as a warning to Iran amid ongoing tensions.

"Let's hope that the absurd rumors about the PERSIAN Gulf that are going around are no more than a disinformation campaign," Iran's top diplomat said.

Meanwhile, Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, according to two ...

The foreign minister said the name Persian Gulf "is deeply rooted in human history" and that Iran "has never objected to the use of names such as the Sea ... "Arabian Gulf" in parentheses. Apple ...

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran ...

INTERACTIVE MAP: Are you getting a fair appraisal ... Iran has never objected to the use of names such as the Sea of Oman, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, or Red Sea. The use of these names does ...

It had been joined recently by the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier operating out of the Arabian Sea.Houthi attacks on shippingThe Houthis had been waging persistent missile and drone attacks ...