Here's a little story from the desert world, which acts as a reminder that one needs to be careful what one says these days. Iran has warned airlines that use of the term "Arabian Gulf" instead of the preferred and politically correct "Persian Gulf" can have dire consequences. Iran's transport minister, Hamid Behbahani, demanded an apology from Kish Air, an Iranian Airline, after the forbidden geographical term was uttered by one of its stewards. The fall-out is that airlines flying in Iranian airspace are now being threatened with revocation of their permits if the the dreaded words "Arabian Gulf" are either spoken or appear on in-flight monitors.
It's probably best not to mention the w.. - sorry, I mean Arabian Gulf at all.
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