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#PersianGulf, enrichment confusion—and more

The Iranist for the week of May 9, 2025

May 09, 2025
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THE هفت‌/SEVEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK:

۱/1 Trump brings division as wide as the Persian Gulf

A May 7 report by the Associated Press claimed that President Donald Trump intended to rename the Persian Gulf the “Arabian Gulf” or the “Gulf of Arabia” during his upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia next week, according to two unnamed US officials. Trump is travelin…

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