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Under Sassanian rule, Persian control over the whole area of the Persian Gulf reached its height. Oman was no longer a threat, and the Sassanians were strong enough to establish agricultural colonies and to engage some of the nomadic tribes in the interior as a border guard to protect their western flank from the Romans.
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ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA), the largest working sports organization in the world, will have seven of its golf professionals soon embark on a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf. Among those touring are five-time PGA tour winner and award-winning writer/broadcaster David Feherty, PGA tour winner and renowned golf instructor Butch Harmon, PGA tour winner Joe Inman, five-time PGA winner Tom Lehman, two-time PGA tour winner Frank Lickliter, three-time PGA tour winner Howard Twitty and 39-time PGA tour winner Tom Watson.
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ARLINGTON, Va., April 17 /PRNewswire/ — Actor, director and producer Gary Sinise will soon depart for the Persian Gulf on his 18th USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to visit service members in the region. Currently starring in the hit CBS series “CSI: New York,” Sinise ... is known to troops as Lt. Dan in “Forrest Gump.”
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ARLINGTON, Va., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rapper Paul Wall, known in music circles as "The People's Champ," will soon depart for the Persian Gulf as part of a USO/Multi National Corps - Iraq entertainment tour. This is Wall's second USO tour, having performed in the region as part of "Jamie Kennedy's Hip-Hop Comedy Tour" in early 2007.
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Award-winning actress Scarlett Johansson will soon travel to the Persian Gulf to visit service members as part of a USO/Army Morale Welfare Recreation entertainment tour. Johansson will tour the region for five days, visit numerous military installations, greet fans, sign autographs and interact with members of the U.S. armed forces.
The National Iranian American Council (www.niacouncil.org) launched a public media education campaign to raise awareness among key influential media on the history of the Persian Gulf, and politically motivated efforts to change the name of the waters. Click here for more.
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