Trump to announce US recognition of ‘Arabian Gulf’ instead of ‘Persian Gulf’, officials reveal – Middle East Monitor

US president Donald Trump reportedly plans to announce that Washington will now use the term ‘Arabian Gulf’ instead of ‘Persian Gulf’ for the name of the key waterway, in a move that would potentially anger Iran amid ongoing nuclear negotiations.

According to unnamed US officials cited by the Associated Press, president Trump plans to announce the US government’s official labelling of the waterway straddling Iran and the Arabian Peninsula as the…