WASHINGTON DC: In line with a recent executive order by President Donald Trump, Google Maps will soon update ... “Sea of Japan (East Sea)” and “Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf).” ...

Washington DC: The "Gulf of Mexico" will be renamed the "Gulf of America" for Google Maps users in the U.S ... disputes surrounding the term "Persian Gulf." ...

Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday.

People in Mexico will still see the name Gulf of Mexico, with international users seeing both names, Google said. The change ...

In 2012, Iran threatened to take legal action against Google over its decision to drop the term "Persian Gulf" from its Google Maps and leave the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula ...

If you are in another country, including Pakistan, Google Maps outlines Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Ladakh, with a black dashed line. What Iran calls the Persian Gulf is called the Arabian Gulf ...

There, Google labels the gulf for international users as “Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf),” and in Arab countries near the body of water, Google Maps calls it the “Arabian Gulf.” ...

A pair of American military vessels responding to a mayday call this week saved the crew of a sinking cargo ship in the Persian Gulf, according to U.S. Central Command.