Map of the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding areas. If you've been paying attention to the news, you've been hearing names you're not familiar with. This map will give you a basic orientation. There's more detail to this, but if you think of the Arabian Peninsula at the center, they're easy to remember.
Red Sea - leads to the Suez canal at the northern end, west of the Arabian Peninsula
Persian Gulf - Kuwait and Iran are at the northern end, east of the Arabian Peninsula
Gulf of Aden - between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, south of the Arabian Peninsula
Gulf of Oman - the area between Oman and Iran once past the Strait of Hormuz, east of the Arabian Peninsula
Strait of Hormuz - the narrow passage between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, east of the Arabian Peninsula