May 9th, 2025
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The President will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf next week.
Some countries want to change the name of the sea next to Iran. Iran wants to keep the old name.
Two people from the U.S. talked to a news group on Tuesday. They talked about the topic. The White House and National Security Council did not answer questions.
People call the sea the Persian Gulf. Some people in the Middle East call it the Arabian Gulf. Iran was called Persia before. In 2012, Iran was angry with Google. Google did not write a name on the map for the sea.
On Google Maps in the U.S., the water is called Persian Gulf or Arabian Gulf. Apple Maps calls it Persian Gulf.
The U.S. military often calls the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf.
Some people in Iran are unhappy about the name of the sea.
Zarif said, "Trump sells his friends. Now he sells places too."
On Wednesday, Iran's foreign minister talked about the names of seas in the Middle East. He said the names do not mean one country owns them. He said the names show that the seas belong to everyone together.
Abbas Araghchi wrote online. He said changing the name of the Persian Gulf is bad. He said it shows they don't like Iran and its people.
This will make Iranians angry everywhere.
Trump can change the name for the U.S. only. He cannot change the name for other countries.
A group helps make maps of the world's water. They also give names to some water places. Sometimes, different countries use different names for the same water.
Trump will visit Qatar and the UAE too.
The U.S. president's companies make money in those countries.
Trump said the U.S. would call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. He said this a few months before.
The news company AP sued the government. The government did not let their reporters go to many events.
A judge said the AP can write what it wants. The judge said the AP must get its access back.
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