Now Iran accuses Google of purposely omitting the Persian Gulf label. View the map here. ... the site’s map of the Nicaragua-Costa Rica border in an effort to support a raid in a contested area.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A member of the board of directors of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said Iran has undertaken to provide new maritime maps of the Persian Gulf.

The Persian Gulf is enduring life-threatening heat indexes above 140 degrees. The heat index in Dubai climbed to 144 degrees, as hot-tub-like water temperatures in the gulf reached the mid-90s.

"After the 15th century, the Persian Gulf area was recorded as distorted names in 12 maps, of which nine belonged to a family whose members have admitted their mistake. "Once Abdul-Karim Qasim took ...

The prior record was set in the waters off Kuwait in 2020—also in the Persian Gulf—where temperatures of 99.7 F were detected. NASA SOTO map showing the temperature of the water in the Persian ...

Persian Gulf Wonders: A Drone's Coastal Journey. Posted: May 13, 2025 | Last updated: May 13, 2025. Soar over the diverse coastlines of the Persian Gulf, where turquoise waters meet golden deserts ...

According to CNN, Iranian officials also "accused Google of having removed the words 'Persian Gulf'" from Google Maps via state-run news agency IRNA.Several other outlets repeated similar ...

Apple Maps only says the Persian Gulf. The U.S. military for years has unilaterally referred to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf in statements and images it releases.

Our main criteria was the quality of the maps. The interesting point is that nowhere in the maps the name of the gulf could be found without the prefix ‘Persian’.” In conclusion, Iranology Foundation ...