After Gulf of Mexico change, Trump said he would consider changing how US refers to the Persian Gulf. Arab countries want to change it to Arabian Gulf

Iran's foreign minister torched President Donald Trump's decision to reportedly rename the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf as "indicative of hostile intent."

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to announce that the U.S. will officially start referring to the Persian Gulf as the 'Arabian Gulf,' according to The Associated Press. The move would be a diss at Iran,

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 discussions told CNN.

Politically motivated attempts to alter the historically established name of the Persian Gulf are indicative of hostile intent toward Iran and its people, and are firmly condemned,” Iran’s foreign minister wrote on X.

U.S President Donald Trump is considering officially renaming the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf. The body of water has been known as the Persian Gulf since at least 550 B.C., but the term “Arabian Gulf” has been increasingly used by Arab nations since the 1960s amid rising Arab nationalism.

Trump is again diverging from U.S. presidential habit by choosing the Middle East, not Canada or Mexico, for the first foreign trip of his second term.

Iran's foreign minister has condemned President Trump's plan to rename the Persian Gulf, calling it a hostile move against the Iranian people.

President Trump is set to court major tensions on his upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia next week, where he's expected to declare that the US will officially recognise the Persian Gulf as either the "Arabian Gulf" or the "Gulf of Arabia.

Trump’s first policy-driven overseas visit in his second term will be the Persian Gulf. Trade, Tehran talks and possibly Gaza will be on the agenda.