That was Operation Earnest Will, -to protect Kuwaiti and US tankers from attack.
Operation Earnest Will
Operation EARNEST WILL
The other name for the Persian Gulf is the Arabian Gulf
The other name for the Persian Gulf is the Arabian Gulf
Persian Gulf is the more common name. Arabian Gulf is used exclusively by Arabs.
There is no such name in the Persian Gulf.
The gulf countries line the Persian Gulf; their name comes from the Persian Gulf.
The gulf southeast of Iraq is the Persian Gulf.
The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988, was referred to as the Persian Gulf War.
That is the Persian Gulf.
it has always been the Persian gulf, because the Persians were the first to explore the area of , so they named it the PERSIAN gulf. as you can see in the memorial wall of rome (The other big civilization of that time) , the name is spelled as "Golfo Persico" which means the Persian gulf.
The other name is Persian Gulf. -Please note -source is NOT True Knowledge.