The Persian Gulf is enduring life-threatening heat indexes above 140 degrees The heat index in Dubai climbed to 144 degrees, as hot-tub-like water temperatures in the gulf reached the mid-90s.

Iran’s national soccer team weighed in with a map of the Persian Gulf and a trending hashtag #ForeverPersianGulf on its official Instagram page. Even Iranian opposition figures expressed their ...

NASA SOTO map showing the temperature of the water in the Persian Gulf (circled) on August 26. The darkest shade of red indicates that temperatures are higher than 89.6 degrees F. NASA SOTO Sea ...

TEHRAN, Iran Iran has banned The Economist magazine for describing the Persian Gulf as merely "the Gulf" in a map published in the latest edition, state television reported Wednesday. It is the second ...