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The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) calls on Google to immediately reinstate the name "Persian Gulf" in its Google Maps application and to ensure all of its informational products includ...
In a move that threatens to exacerbate tensions in a region already pushed to the brink, the US Navy recently circulated an official directive to its personnel to refer to the Persian Gulf by the...
Washington risks entering into a game of escalating provocations with Tehran even as continuing efforts to restart talks in November are underway. Iran’s announcement that the two US hikers bein...
Last week, the U.S took a page out of its well-worn foreign policy playbook and imposed new sanctions on North Korea. The similarities between the U.S approach to North Korea and Iran are striking, c...
Last week, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah blasted Iran’s claims of ownership over three islands in the Persian Gulf, comparing the situation to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lan...
In his April 1 testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, America's commander of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan used the politically divisive term "Arabian Gulf" several times. NIAC ...
As we reported earlier (albeit prematurely…), Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) introduced a resolution today calling on President Obama to negotiate a military-to-military ag...
Iran has announced the opening of a new naval base just east of the Persian Gulf, strategically located near the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint. The Iranian naval ...
Google has a funny way of doing business — one that involves muddying politics in the Middle East. In recent months, the organization has taken the unprecedented step to rename internationally r...
On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced that Admiral William Fallon, the 41-year navy veteran and commander of US Central Command (CentCom) requested permission to retire, and that Secretary Gates approved...
NIAC has protested Google's inclusion of the politically divisive term "Arabian Gulf" on its application Google Earth. Historically, the usage of this term for the Persian Gulf has been led by pa...