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Surprisingly, the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991, commonly called the Gulf War in the United States and the Second Gulf War in Arab Countries, was fought in the Persian Gulf, a body of water bordering the nations of Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran. The name of the Persian Gulf comes form Iran's name in antiquity: Persia.

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