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Gulf War III
By John
Iran, Qatar Leaders Argue Over Gulf Name
An old dispute got a new airing this week, when the Iranian president and the emir of Qatar got into it over the name of the body of water that separates Iran from the Arabian peninsula.
Geographers have traditionally called it the Persian Gulf — after ancient Persia which is now called Iran. The Arabs would prefer to call it the Arabian Gulf.State-run Tehran radio reported Wednesday that the dispute broke out a day earlier during a ceremony marking the departure of the Qatari emir, Sheik Hamad bin-Khalifa al-Thani.
The emir, seeking diplomatic goodwill, said he hoped Iran's national soccer team would bring pride to all the "Arabic Persian Gulf" region during the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Not missing a beat, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shot back:
"I believe you called it the Persian Gulf when you studied in school."
I, for one, support dubbing the gulf whichever name pisses off the Iranians the most.
How about the Gulf of Tel Aviv?
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You go Dude! Gulf of Tel Aviv .. That rocks John.
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You mean Gulf of David?