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In the 1960s, with the rise of Arab nationalism, Arab countries began to call The Persian Gulf, the "Arabian Gulf". However, the Iranian government led two resolutions in the United Nations to officially recognize that body of water as the Persian Gulf. The first announcement was made through the document UNAD, 311/Qen on March 5, 1971 and the second was UNLA 45.8.2 (C) on August 10, 1984. Most countries and organizations use the name Persian Gulf. Shortly after Islamic Republic was established in Iran, Arab countries started to use the term "Arabian Gulf" in Arabic and English, while some other people tend to use "the Gulf".
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For about 200 years, from 1763 until 1971, the United Kingdom kept some control over some of the Persian Gulf countries. These countries were the United Arab Emirates and at various times Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar.
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Throughout Operation Desert Storm, Franklin's films were used by the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines -- along with the State and Defense Departments -- to train their personnel for deployment to the Persian Gulf. The King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Saudi Arabia has called the Franklin Film Collection "unrivaled" and has requested a copy of the footage for research and study purposes.
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There are many countries with borders touching the Persian Gulf. If taken in a clockwise direction, these countries are from the north: Iran, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar on a peninsula off the Saudi coast; Bahrain on an island; and Kuwait and Iraq in the northwest. Many small islands lie within the Persian Gulf.
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