A stunning shot o fthe 'Persian Gulf' from U.S. Astronaut Ricky Arnold from the International Space Station on Wednesday (26 Sep). "This amazing body of water doesn???t care what we call it," Ricky commented. The Persian Gulf is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean (Gulf of Oman) through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest. When: 26 Sep 2018 Credit: Ricky Arnold/NASA/Cover Images **Editorial use only**