It's clear that indirectly you're pointing to the persian Gulf naming dispute and your apparant predilection of rich Arabian countries bordering this body of water in google earth recent maps. Yes google; you are right. Currently We Iranian people are weak and isolated and have little role in world policy and the US has banned financial exchange with Iranians, So why to support them when there is such a lot of money on the opposite side of the Persian Gulf? The name Arabian Gulf that you've recently added to your maps is a conspiracy used by Pan-Arab racist leader Jamal Abdol Nasser in 1960s who was jealous of Iran's promotion and superlative power in the region those days. Now their oil wells are full and they're making a lot of money so they can so satisfy you that you completely forget about the facts and your creditability. But what about 40 years later that all those wells are emptied? May be you think that those days there will be pretty enough time for thinking about less important issues like humanity…
Google determines the names for bodies of water in Google Earth (2008)
In short
The dispute centers on the inclusion of the term "Arabian Gulf" alongside the historically recognized Persian Gulf within the virtual globe platform. Critics, educators, and Iranian advocacy groups contend that the shift lacks scholarly consensus and relies on vague "local use" guidelines communicated only via a blog post. Opponents trace the alternative naming convention to 1960s pan-Arab political ideology rather than authentic geographic agreement. By introducing arbitrary metrics without clear population thresholds, the platform has inserted itself directly into an active international dispute.
Key points
- Advocacy organizations such as the National Iranian American Council mobilized petitions…: Advocacy organizations such as the National Iranian American Council mobilized petitions and letters demanding transparency regarding mapping metrics.
- Historians and critics assert that renaming shared bodies of water should require the for…: Historians and critics assert that renaming shared bodies of water should require the formal consensus of all bordering nations.
- Critics warn that adopting arbitrary naming policies sets a dangerous precedent of yieldi…: Critics warn that adopting arbitrary naming policies sets a dangerous precedent of yielding to regional political pressure.