Washington: Two US leaders told AP on Tuesday that President Trump intends to make the announcement that the country will then refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia while on a trip to Saudi Arabia the following year. Iran has maintained its historical ties to the coast, but Arab countries have pushed for a change to the name of the body of water off the southern coastline of Iran. Under the condition of anonymity, the US authorities spoke about sympathetic things. Responses to emails asking for reply from the White House and the National Security Council were delayed. Although the term” Gulf of Arabia” and” Arabian Gulf” are used frequently in many countries in West Asia, the Persian Gulf has been well known by that name since the 16th century. In 2012, the Iranian government threatened to sue Google over the agency’s choice to not include the body of water on its charts. The body of water appears as Persian Gulf ( Arabian Gulf ) on US Google Maps. Just the Persian Gulf appears in Apple Maps. In comments and graphics that the US government has released, it has formally referred to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf.
