{"id":113459,"date":"2026-07-16T13:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T08:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=113459"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T08:08:22","slug":"greater-tunb-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/greater-tunb-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Tunb Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Greater Tunb Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. military\u2019s Central Command recently said that it had launched airstrikes on Greater Tunb Island in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian defence installations and missile sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Greater Tunb Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a small island in the <\/span><b>Persian Gulf near the entrance to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Area: Approximately 10.3 sq. km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island, under <\/span><b>Iranian control since 1971,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is regarded as a strategically important location in the strait.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Iran has established military facilities,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including naval installations and an airstrip, on the island.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Along with Lesser Tunb and Abu Mus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a, <\/span><b>Greater Tunb overlooks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>approach to the Strait of Hormuz, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a vital waterway through which about one-fifth of the world\u2019s oil supply passes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It plays an important role in<\/span><b> monitoring and influencing traffic <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through one of the world\u2019s busiest maritime trade routes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Point of contention between Iran and UAE:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Iran assumed control of three islands, Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb, in 1971.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, the <\/span><b>United Arab Emirates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has <\/span><b>maintained its claim over them.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sovereignty of the three islands has remained a longstanding source of dispute between Tehran and Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/what-is-greater-tunb-island-strategic-point-in-strait-of-hormuz-targeted-by-us-airstrikes\/article71228406.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greater Tunb Island is a small island in the Persian Gulf near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. 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