Persian Gulf National Day no country, government, or organization can use another name to refer to the Persian Gulf. The date coincides with the anniversary of Shah Abbas, a successful military campaign against the Portuguese navy in the Persian Gulf. The Portuguese colonial forces were driven out of the Strait of Hormuz in the Capture of Ormuz (1622). The decision was taken by the High Council of Cultural Revolution, presided over by former President Seyed Mohammad Khatami, and the council made mention of the campaign launched recently by certain Arab states to rename the Persian Gulf as the drive behind the decision. In 1514
Persian Gulf naming dispute as the Arabian Gulf". Since about 2009, due to increased cooperation with Arab states of the Persian Gulf, various branches of the United States armed forces have issued directives to their members to use the "Arabian Gulf" when operating in the area to follow local conventions ("Persian Gulf" is still used in official publications and websites). The practice of the United States Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, is to use "Arabian Gulf": The National Geographic Society uses the name Persian Gulf to refer to this body of water. In 2004, the society published a new edition of its "National Geographic