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

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.

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.