President Donald Trump says he will make a decision about how the U.S. government will refer to the body of water now commonly known as the Persian Gulf when he visits Arab states next week.

The name of the body of water has long been a point of contention for many Arab countries, who call it the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Arabia. Google maps labels the region "Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf)," while Apple Maps and major U.

President Donald Trump has indicated that the United States may reconsider its official terminology for the Persian Gulf during his upcoming trip to the Middle East, Al Jazeera reported.