President Donald Trump says he will make a decision about how the U.S. government will refer to the body of water now commonly known as the Persian Gulf when he visits Arab states next week.

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.

President Donald Trump is making plans for the United States to begin referring to the Persian Gulf as the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf, two administration officials familiar with the ...

His suggestion to call the body of water the “Arabian Gulf” has apparently done the impossible: Unite Iranians. By Farnaz Fassihi President Trump has floated changing the name of the Persian ...

President Trump said Wednesday he’s considering trying to change the name of the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf. Trump said he’s going to make a final decision on the ...

After dubbing the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” the Trump administration is now setting its sights on other major bodies of water — this time, the Persian Gulf. Once the president is done ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald 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 ...

Recently there have been rumors of President Trump changing the name of the Persian Gulf to the “Arabian Gulf,” causing great concern and even anger among millions of Iranians. At the same ...

President Donald Trump is reportedly to rename the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf ahead of his trip to the Middle East in the coming days. The expected announcement was first reported Wednesday ...

Trump is considering renaming the Persian Gulf to the "Arabian Gulf" for official US purposes. The possible name change is controversial, with Iran strongly opposing it. This follows Trump's ...

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, according to two ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald 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 ...