THE EYERANIANS » Associated Press http://www.eyeranians.com News from the Iranian Pop Culture and politics Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:36:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The AP Stylebook dictates proper name usage for the Persian Gulf http://www.eyeranians.com/archives/263 http://www.eyeranians.com/archives/263#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:18:56 +0000 persiancowboy http://www.eyeranians.com/?p=263 Continue reading →]]> The following is taken from the Associated Press’ Stylebook, which is a style and usage guide used on newspapers and in journalism classes in the United States.

Use this long established name for the body of water off the southern coast of Iran. Some Arab nations call it Arabian gulf. Use Arabian Gulf only in direct quotations and explain in the text that the body of water is more commonly known as the Persian Gulf.

Ap Stylebook on Persian Gulf

h/t to Tehran Bureau

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