The US president says he will publish a decision on a naval path during the trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.
Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Trump said he expects his hosts to ask about the name they use for the waterway during the first trip to the Middle East.
“I have to make a decision,” Trump told the question of whether he would announce on the announcement on the body of the water.
“I don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings. I don’t know if feelings will hurt.”
“I’ll give me a briefing and get a decision to me,” Trump added.
Trump comments originates after US media reported that he was planning to use the trip 13 to 16 to announce that the United States will start calling on the body of water or the Gulf Bay.
The name of the waterway has long been the source of tension between the Arab peoples and Iran.
Iran claims that the “Persian Gulf” is an appropriate name in the light of historical evidence, including ancient maps, which show that part of its territory.
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq and other Arabic countries use the term “Arabic Bay” or “Bay”.
2023. Tehran called on an Iraqi ambassador to protest the use of his country “Arabian Gulf Cup” for the leading football tournament in the region.
In 2012, Iran threatened to sue Internet Giant Google for leaving the waterway on his online ticket.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has convicted the latest proposals for the name change as “the indication of hostile intent towards Iran and its people” and warn that such a move “would only love all Iranians from all walks of life.”
“Such biased actions are Afront to all Iranians, regardless of their background or residence,” Araghchi said to X early on Thursday.
“Let’s hope that absurd rumors about the Persian bay that are not more than a neginformation campaign from the” Forever Warrior “of Iranese’s rage around the world and disturb them.”
In one of his first actions as the president, Trump signed the Executive Order to rename Mexico’s Bay as “Bay of America”.
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2025-05-08 01:53:00
