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Trump Backs Off Plan to Rename Persian Gulf After Backlash from Iranian Officials: Report (www.mediaite.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Gsus4@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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President Donald Trump is backing off a plan to rename the Persian Gulf the Gulf of Arabia after backlash from Iranian officials, according to a report by CNN.

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[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 82 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He is weak, confused and incompetent.

[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 month ago

You speak too highly of him.

[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

And impotent

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We will celebrate his death day.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago

Crowds will probably have to be visibly upset or they'll be sent to a death camp.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

We should start planning nationwide celebrations for the event.

[–] radix@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

As a compromise, he'll just go with Gulf of Qatar. For absolutely no specific bribe ... sorry, reason at all.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago

I heard they were going with the compromise the persian gulf of america.