When looking at a map, the Strait of Hormuz might not seem all that impressive. It’s just a slim waterway squeezed between ...

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The history of Iranian-Israeli relations shows how ancient alliances can turn into modern conflicts, but maybe now is the ...

Map of the Persian Empire, centered on Iran, from Historical Atlas, William R. Shepherd, 1911. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain This region is roughly equivalent to the ancient land of Persis.

In 326 BC, Nearchus was assigned command of a fleet to sail from the mouth of the Indus to the Persian Gulf—a largely uncharted, perilous coastline. The significance of this decision cannot be ...

The 251,000 km² gulf in the Indian Ocean has been known as the Persian Gulf since at least the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. The name refers to the Achaemenid Empire, the ...

God used Cyrus, the first King of the Persian Empire, to return the Jewish people to the Land of their fathers after 70 years of exile, rebuilding the Temple, and restoring their ancient prosperity.

The New York Times reported: Before his trip to the West Asia region, Trump raised the idea of renaming the "Persian Gulf"—"inappropriate remarks that angered and further united Iran and its ...

Persian Gulf's name already politically contested in the region The naming of the body of water is already contentious, and the move to rename it would likely anger Iran. A 2006 report on the ...

Ancient Persia is now modern-day Iran, and its entire southern coast stretches along the Persian Gulf. Iran’s governments, going back to the pre-revolution era of the shah, have stoutly defended ...

“The Persian Gulf is not just a name on a map — it’s a reflection of a shared and ancient history that cannot and should not be erased to appease narrow political interests or provoke ...