Interestingly the name, The Persian Gulf, is one of few geographical names which have stayed valid since the beginning of recorded knowledge! Lately, due to over inflated egos (by money flowing out of their ground)some people who have always been small Bedouin tribes are trying to make themselves look big, again the easy way! Also interesting is that there already is a body of water called The Arabian Gulf, situated on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula! What are we to name that one now? What’s next, The Indian Ocean? Why don’t Pakistanis claim that one?!… How about calling The Atlantic Ocean: The American Ocean-1 and The American Ocean-2 would replace The Pacific Ocean?!!
I was going to say shame on you for insinuating that there is even any validity to the Persian Gulf Sheikdoms’ feeble attempt to dispute the name. But I remembered that your program is subsidized by the BBC who is one of the original instigators of this argument! The old English motto: ‘divide and conquer’ is still at work and even helps sell news shows now!…