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Trump plans to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials tell APWASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the U.S. will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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.
The U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. The White House and National Security Council didnt immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
The Persian Gulf has been widely known by that name since the 16th century, although usage of Gulf of Arabia and Arabian Gulf is dominant in many countries in the Middle East. The government of Iran formerly Persia threatened to sue Google in 2012 over the companys decision not to label the body of water at all on its maps.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-persian-gulf-saudi-arabia-ce30874c27bc01426d93ad3c65a18844
greatauntoftriplets
(179,005 posts)JBTaurus83
(1,385 posts)Maru Kitteh
(31,759 posts)trifling things. Barstool-masters-of-the-universe level bullshit
He doesnt care about much of the rest of it. World affairs, domestic policy. Too much work and too boring. Hes even starting to come across as bored with his own tariffs, and tariffing . .
Hes always been lazy, and he now has very little incentive to care about doing too much of anything that doesnt amuse him.
Justice matters.
(9,787 posts)He tweets at 3AM then at 5AM often... at 78, soon 79... lack of enough deep sleep time is detrimental.
Bread and Circuses
(2,046 posts)vapor2
(4,509 posts)They keep telling us to suck it up with the tariffs while they gut Medicaid, Social Security, Education, VA benefits and 47 doesn't even know if he is supposed to uphold our constitution.
tanyev
(49,295 posts)dalton99a
(94,118 posts)Just watch
canetoad
(20,769 posts)Does nothing. He could stop this.
spanone
(141,610 posts)Ilsa
(64,371 posts)He needs to be distracted by trying to enforce one of his previous EOs.
chouchou
(3,144 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,160 posts)But the uppers are apparently correct.
Deuxcents
(26,915 posts)Whats the purpose of this visit, I wonder..finalizing the plans for resorts in Gaza or a new tower in Dubai?
EarthAbides
(450 posts)Don't pay attention to what the fascist pig is up to behind the curtain.
Zorro
(18,692 posts)for the tides to turn and the skies to clear.
Irish_Dem
(81,266 posts)elocs
(24,486 posts)"Trump is crazy, falling apart, going to pieces" over and over and over again. You would have thought he would have fallen apart and gone to pieces by now and swept up.