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President Donald Trump is reportedly to rename the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf up of his travel to the Middle East successful the coming days.
The expected announcement was archetypal reported Wednesday by the Associated Press, which clashed with the Trump administration earlier this twelvemonth implicit the president renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Fox News Digital reached retired to the White House for remark but did not instantly perceive back. The AP cited 2 U.S. officials who spoke connected information of anonymity to sermon the matter.
Iran's overseas curate slammed the reported change, penning that, "politically motivated attempts to change the historically established sanction of the Persian Gulf are indicative of hostile intent toward Iran and its people, and are firmly condemned."
President Donald Trump speaks earlier Steve Witkoff is sworn successful arsenic peculiar envoy during a ceremonial successful the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
"Such biased actions are an affront to each Iranians, careless of their inheritance oregon spot of residence. Let's anticipation that the absurd rumors astir the PERSIAN Gulf that are going astir are nary much than a disinformation run by ‘forever warriors’ to choler Iranians each implicit the satellite and agitate them," Seyed Abbas Araghchi wrote connected X.
The overseas curate said the sanction Persian Gulf "is profoundly rooted successful quality history" and that Iran "has ne'er objected to the usage of names specified arsenic the Sea of Oman, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, oregon Red Sea."
"The usage of these names does not connote ownership by immoderate peculiar nation, but alternatively reflects a shared respect for the corporate practice of humanity," Abbas Araghchi wrote, adding that helium is assured Trump "is alert that the sanction PERSIAN Gulf is centuries aged and recognized by each cartographers and planetary bodies and was adjacent utilized by each leaders of the portion successful their authoritative communications until arsenic precocious arsenic 1960's."
"While immoderate short-sighted measurement successful this transportation volition person nary validity oregon ineligible oregon geographical effect, it volition lone bring the wrath of each Iranians from each walks of beingness and governmental persuasion successful Iran, the U.S. and crossed the world," helium said.
Trump is traveling successful the coming days to the Middle East, wherever helium volition sojourn Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which each prevarication connected the assemblage of water.
President Donald Trump speaks during a gathering with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney successful the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. He teased a "very, precise large announcement" earlier his Middle East trip. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
U.S. and Iranian officials are besides expected to conscionable for the 4th circular of atomic talks successful Oman successful the coming days. Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the U.S. was negotiating toward a "complete cessation" of Tehran's atomic program.
Arab nations person pushed for a alteration to the geographic sanction of the assemblage of h2o disconnected the confederate seashore of Iran, portion Iran has maintained its historical ties to the gulf nether the Persian Empire.
The Persian Gulf has been wide known by that sanction since the 16th century, though usage of "Gulf of Arabia" and "Arabian Gulf" is ascendant successful galore countries successful the Middle East, according to the AP. The authorities of Iran – formerly Persia – threatened to writer Google successful 2012 implicit the company’s determination not to statement the assemblage of h2o astatine each connected its maps.
Vice President JD Vance previewed the upcoming U.S.-Iran atomic talks during a treatment astatine the Munich Leaders gathering successful Washington, D.C., May 7, 2025. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
On Google Maps successful the U.S., the assemblage of h2o appears arsenic the "Persian Gulf" followed by "Arabian Gulf" successful parentheses. Apple Maps lone says the Persian Gulf.
The U.S. subject for years has unilaterally referred to the Persian Gulf arsenic the Arabian Gulf successful statements and images it releases.
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A spat developed successful 2017 during Trump’s archetypal word erstwhile helium utilized the sanction Arabian Gulf for the waterway. Iran’s president astatine the time, Hassan Rouhani, suggested Trump needed to "study geography."
"Everyone knew Trump’s relationship was for merchantability to the highest bidder. We present cognize that his geography is, too," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote online astatine the time.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Danielle Wallace is simply a breaking quality and authorities newsman astatine Fox News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to [email protected] and connected X: @danimwallace.
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