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The application was issued a single [[GAC]] Early Warning jointly submitted by the governments of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and UAE; the warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the [[ICANN Board]] that a given TLD application should be denied. The warning notes that there is a lack of community involvement and support and that the applicant is trying to standardize and use a term for the body of water that is not used by the countries bordering the gulf, that is, they officially recognize it as being named the "Arabian Gulf".<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Persiangulf-AE-55439.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353382537000 PersianGulf AE, GACweb.ICANN.org]</ref>
The application was issued a single [[GAC]] Early Warning jointly submitted by the governments of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and UAE; the warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the [[ICANN Board]] that a given TLD application should be denied. The warning notes that there is a lack of community involvement and support and that the applicant is trying to standardize and use a term for the body of water that is not used by the countries bordering the gulf, that is, they officially recognize it as being named the "Arabian Gulf".<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Persiangulf-AE-55439.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353382537000 PersianGulf AE, GACweb.ICANN.org]</ref>
Although the United States government initially opposed the [[GAC]] objection to geographic-looking strings such as .persiangulf, they put out a statement in July 2013 that revised their position, saying it would remain neutral in the case of .persiangulf, thereby allowing the GAC to present a consensus objection regarding the string and all of its [[IDN]] versions.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13637-amazons-dot-brand-likely-doomed-as-us-withdraws-geo-objection?goback=%2Egde_1840166_member_255992449 Amazons dot brand likely doomed, Domain Incite] Retrieved Oct 4 2013</ref>
==Independent Objector==
==Independent Objector==