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Why Larak Island Is Strategically Important for Iran

Published by New York Times World By Leo Sands · 31 August 2026 at 14:38
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Why Larak Island Is Strategically Important for Iran
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The roughly 30-square-mile island serves as a foothold for Iran’s military to advance its control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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