Trump plans to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials tell AP

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Trump plans to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials tell AP

By MATTHEW LEE
Updated 10:00 PM EDT, May 6, 2025

WASHINGTON (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 didn’t 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 company’s decision not to label the body of water at all on its maps.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-persian-gulf-saudi-arabia-ce30874c27bc01426d93ad3c65a18844

[yankee87]

1. Peak Stupidity

Need another shiny object to keep the idiots occupied.

[Eugene]

2. peak? not quite yet

The Trump cult is rounding the bend into two and two make five territory.

[newdeal2]

3. Did he watch Lawrence of Arabia last night?

Or maybe Aladdin.

[Blue Full Moon]

10. Exactly

[ITAL]

4. This one isn't nearly as dumb as Gulf of America

Seemingly quite a few countries call it the Arabian Gulf already. I'll still no doubt call it the Persian Gulf though.

[LearnedHand]

5. What the chicken-fried fuck?

This has gone beyond posturing and completely into his believing he IS the emperor of the world. Hitler is no longer an appropriate metaphor. He's gone full Napoleon Bonaparte.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

6. I guess none of them have heard of the Arabian Sea.

And its current name is fitting as Iran has the longest shoreline of the countries that border on the Persian Gulf.

[walkingman]

7. Shamefully stupid.

[Loris]

8. Dislike

The old pre-islamic Persians were far more respectable than the post-islamic arabs.

[Irish_Dem]

9. How much bribe money did Trump make on this name change?

[Blue Full Moon]

11. 60,000,000 dollars

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220297415