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Mexico and Iran Sue Google Over Renaming Gulf of Mexico and Distorting Persian Gulf, Pursuing International Legal Action

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Updated May 15, 2025, 07:40 PM

Mexico and Iran have initiated legal actions against Google over the renaming and distortion of the Gulf's name. Mexico is suing Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Meanwhile, Iran's National Center for Cyberspace announced it will pursue legal action through international channels against Google for altering the name of the Persian Gulf. Iranian officials emphasize that this change violates historical heritage and have expressed the issue will be addressed in international forums. The naming dispute reflects Iran's longstanding sensitivity to references other than the Persian Gulf, underscoring the importance of the name to Iranian national identity.

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Radio Zamaneh

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Fights over 'Bay' name: The dispute over a name that should be set aside https://t.co/0sdoj5q72U Ali Javadi answered the question of time - “He who wants us to die for the name of the Gulf is the one who has taken bread from our journey.” #خلیج_فارس

Sina Azodi

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Supporting the name of the Persian Gulf is the duty of every Iranian and Iranian-American and does not belong to any particular political party or group. Everyone must defend Iran's identity and territory in their power. https://t.co/W8pyRpRqIp