His suggestion to call the body of water the “Arabian Gulf” has apparently done the impossible: Unite Iranians.

A figure who, in his exploration of power, tyranny, and the fragility of human empire, set down the first ... who filled wineskins with Persian blood to quench her vengeance against Cyrus the Great; ...

The Persian Gulf, named since at least 550 BC under the Persian dynasty of Cyrus the Great, is more than a geographical marker for Iranians, it's a symbol of national identity. Stretching along ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad The name of the body of water has become an emotive issue for Iranians who embrace their country’s long history as the Persian Empire. A spat ...

The name of the body of water has become an emotive issue for Iranians who embrace their country’s long history as the Persian Empire. A spat developed in 2017 during Trump’s first term when ...

The name of the body of water has become an emotive issue for Iranians who embrace their country’s long history as the Persian Empire. A spat developed in 2017 during Trump’s first term when he used ...

The name of the body of water has become an emotive issue for Iranians who embrace their country’s long history as the Persian Empire. A spat developed in 2017 during Trump’s first term when ...

So what corresponds to the continental shelf of the United States, which they call the Gulf of America, for us is still the Gulf of Mexico and for the whole world it will continue to be the Gulf ...

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.