Forbes In a move that shows just how powerful online mapping has become, the AP is reporting that Iran will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulfon GoogleMaps. The action comes after Google intentionally left the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula nameless on its Google maps service.
The name of the body of water has become a heated topic in Iran in recent years. Iranians and others in the region who each claim their name is the only one that should be used for the body of water with some Arab states in the region insisting on calling it the Arabian Gulf.
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