{"id":17741,"date":"2026-04-17T13:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17741"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:59:12","slug":"red-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/red-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Red Sea Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Iran&#8217;s military warned it would block trade through the Red Sea, if the US naval blockade continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Red Sea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a semi-enclosed<\/span><b> inlet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is connected to the <\/span><b>Arabian Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Indian Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gulf-of-aden\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Gulf of Aden<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the narrow strait of <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bab-el-mandeb-strait\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bab el Mandeb<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>northern portion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Red Sea is bifurcated by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sinai-peninsula\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Sinai Peninsula<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into the <\/span><b>Gulf of Aqaba and the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-suez-canal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gulf of Suez<\/a>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where it is connected to the Mediterranean Sea via the famous Suez Canal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Red Sea\u2019s unique color changes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are due to <\/span><b>algae blooms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Geologically, it lies in a fault depression between the Arabian and North African tectonic plates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for its hot and salty waters and is a crucial maritime route between Europe and Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Resources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five major types of mineral resources are found in the Red Sea region: petroleum deposits, evaporite deposits, sulfur, phosphates, and the heavy-metal deposits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Islands in Red Sea<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Tiran Island:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Located near the <\/span><b>mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Shadwan Island:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Located at the <\/span><b>entrance of the Gulf of Suez<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-warns-us-blockade-threatens-ceasefire-signals-red-sea-retaliation-11361168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NDTV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sea is a semi-enclosed, inlet (or extension) of the Indian Ocean between the continents of Africa and Asia. 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