Complaints Flood US Navy's Facebook Page Over Use Of "Arabian Gulf"

An unofficial US Navy Facebook page got a good verbal battle going over the use of "Arabian Gulf" instead of "Persian Gulf," the term historically used by Iranians.

An unofficial US Navy Facebook page got a good verbal battle going over the use of “Arabian Gulf” instead of “Persian Gulf,” the term historically used by Iranians.

Dozens and dozens of pro-Iranian messages have been posted on the US Navy’s Facebook page after the naval warfare service called the waters off the coast of Iran the “Arabian Gulf.” At the time of this writing, most of those pro-Iranian messages had been deleted from the wall, although the occasional “Persian Gulf FOREVER” comment could still be seen.

This is reportedly nothing like the kind of heated exchange that went on during the last couple of days between US Navy supporters and pro-Iranian backers.

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