{"id":121879,"date":"2026-08-31T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=121879"},"modified":"2026-08-31T13:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:14:26","slug":"larak-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/larak-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Larak Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Larak Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Iran retaliated with ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan after the Larak Island strike.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Larak Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a small island <\/span><b>located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Straits of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is to the south of <\/span><b>Hormuz Island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> approximately 45 kms <\/span><b>southeast of Bandar Abbas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and 18 kms southeast of the <\/span><b>eastern end of Qeshm Island.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers roughly 49 square kilometres, but its location gives it outsized strategic importance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island sits close to one of the world&#8217;s most <\/span><b>important maritime choke points.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Larak&#8217;s importance is closely tied to the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Straits of Hormuz<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, specifically the United Arab Emirates, and <\/span><b>Musandam (Oman).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Gulf of Oman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is on the strait\u2019s east, while the <\/span><b>Persian Gulf is on the west.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the only sea channel linking the oil-rich Persian Gulf (west) with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea (southeast).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran is located on the north coast, while the <\/span><b>UAE is on the south coast<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Islands:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some of the islands located in the Strait of Hormuz are Hengam, Hormuz, and Qishm.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/world\/2026\/Aug\/31\/iran-retaliates-with-ballistic-missiles-at-us-bases-in-jordan-after-larak-island-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larak Island  is a small island located in the Straits of Hormuz. 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