Trump's linguistical change unites Iranians against him

The move could jeopardize Trump's support among Iranians who back his hardline stance against Tehran, warns Behnam Taleblu, senior director of the Iran program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, as cited in The Associated Press. "This decision will have the inadvertent effect of watering down [Trump's] pro-max pressure constituency inside and outside the US and Iran that has supported the White House's Iran agenda," he wrote on X. Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran, noted that the US military's use of "Arabian Gulf" aligns with Arab partners but alienates Iranians, who are unified in insisting on the Persian Gulf name, according to The Associated Press.