In what is almost certainly a politically motivated move, the country of Iran is requiring that all foreign airlines traveling to and from Iran must show the name of the Persian Gulf as “Persian Gulf” on their moving flight displays instead of “Arabian Gulf” as some apparently do.  Failure to do so may result in aircraft being impounded and flight privileges to Iran being suspended. 

The correct, United Nations confirmed, name is Persian Gulf but several countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to name a few) on the Arabian peninsula have apparently persisted in calling it the Arabian Gulf. 

And you thought Islamic nations in the middle east were unified.  You can read more from Reuters HERE.

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