The reference to the invented term “Arabian Gulf” is historically and legally incorrect. The correct designation for the body of water is the Persian Gulf. The Arabian Gulf is the ancient designation of the present-day Red Sea: http://www.jpmaps.co.uk/images/24552.jpg

12/12/2010 · Persian Gulf or Arabian Gulf? The US government’s attempt to promote the term “Arabian Gulf” in preference to “Persian Gulf” has prompted a backlas. There has been an enormous backlash ...

Summary: 1.The Persian Gulf is a smaller body of water compared to the Arabian Sea. 2.The Persian Gulf is a gulf while the Arabian Sea is a sea. 3.The Persian Gulf is in-between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran while the Arabian sea is in-between the Indian and Arabian Peninsula.

“Persian Gulf” is much older and more common than “Arabian Gulf", until the late 1950s and 1960s there was no name dispute and all Arab countries used to call it the Persian Gulf. But what is interesting is that most Iranians (or those loyal to the Iranian regime) believe that the name “Arabian Gulf” is used by the small oil-rich Gulf states that Iran considers to be a mere proxy …

27/10/2010 · "Persian Gulf" has been the official American term since 1917 and in the absence of any explanation from the state department we can only speculate about why it has suddenly become Arabian.

Historically the Arabian gulf was the name of the Red Sea, and there was no confusion about it. So the Persians aren't wrong, and historically speaking …

16/06/2010 · The website started an online poll on the two names a few weeks ago and has already gathered more than 434,000 votes. The result right now is overwhelmingly in favour of "Persian Gulf" (more than 307,000 votes against approximately 127,000 for the Arabian Gulf). Screengrab from www.persianorarabiangulf.com, the site organising the poll.