Three islands help control access to the Strait of Hormuz. They’re in the crosshairs of the Iran war
- Three strategically vital islands at the mouth of the Persian Gulf have once again become a focal point in the escalating US military campaign against Iran.
- Abu Musa, along with Greater and Lesser Tunb, were seized by Iran in 1971 from what would later become the United Arab Emirates.
- These rocky outposts now serve as a critical Iranian garrison, enabling Tehran to exert considerable influence over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas transits during peacetime.
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- Three strategically vital islands at the mouth of the Persian Gulf have once again become a focal point in the escalating US military campaign against Iran.
- Abu Musa, along with Greater and Lesser Tunb, were seized by Iran in 1971 from what would later become the United Arab Emirates.
- These rocky outposts now serve as a critical Iranian garrison, enabling Tehran to exert considerable influence over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas transits during peacetime.
Sources: The Independent