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Iran is planning to take legal action against Google for labeling the Persian Gulf as the "Arabian Gulf" on its map ...
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)," ...
After Gulf of Mexico change, Trump said he would consider changing how US refers to the Persian Gulf. Arab countries want to ...
The water body that lies between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula has been known internationally as the Persian Gulf for over 2 ...
As Trump mulls another controversial name change, Middle East Eye looks at the disputed history of this body of water ...
Trump is traveling to Saudi Arabia next week. Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of ...
“The maps, created by prominent European cartographers over several centuries, provide a rare glimpse into historical perspectives of the Persian Gulf region. The oldest map in the collection dates ...
On almost all maps printed before 1960 ... city of Masjed Soleiman in the early 19th century increased the geopolitical weight of the Persian Gulf region, and consequently, the start of a wave of ...
Google Maps lists the body of water as "Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf),” and the company ... bodies and was even used by all leaders of the region in their official communications until as recently ...