**Mexico Takes Legal Action Against Google Over Gulf Name Change**

**Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pursuing legal action against Google for its changes to the Gulf of Mexico's name on maps, claiming the decision undermines national dignity and disregards historical context.**

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has initiated legal proceedings against Google following the tech giant's controversial decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for users within the United States. Sheinbaum has expressed her frustrations about the company's failure to respond positively to multiple requests to revert to the traditional name. The exact location of the lawsuit has not yet been disclosed.

The dispute gained momentum when the Republican-majority House of Representatives endorsed the name change for federal agencies, an initiative that aligns with a previous executive order from then-President Donald Trump. The order, signed on his first day in office, justified the renaming by asserting that the US "does most of the work there, and it's ours." However, Sheinbaum's administration argues that such an edict should only pertain to American territorial waters and not affect the entire gulf.

In a letter directed at Google earlier this year, Sheinbaum formally requested the reassessment of the company's name change. Following the company's noncompliance, she warned of potential legal action. Google's stance indicates that the change was made in accordance with "a longstanding practice" of adopting names based on government alterations, suggesting that the gulf's name would remain unchanged for users accessing the app in Mexico. However, users outside of Mexico are now presented with the dual label: "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)."

The situation has been complicated further by a sustained conflict between the Associated Press (AP) and the Trump administration, which prevented the news agency from covering certain events due to its refusal to adopt the Gulf of America nomenclature. A ruling by a federal judge earlier this year mandated that the White House cease its attempts to restrict AP's access.

In a related note, Trump hinted earlier this week at a future announcement during his visit to Saudi Arabia, indicating a potential shift in the name applied to the Persian Gulf, which may be changed to the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Arabia. This proposition has already drawn criticism from Iranian officials, who labeled it as disinformation and warned of potential backlash from the Iranian populace.