News: Larak Island came into focus after US forces reportedly struck Iranian rocket launchers on the island amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

About Larak Island:

• Located in the Strait of Hormuz, about 18 km east of Qeshm Island and 45 km from Bandar Abbas.
• Hosts an important Iranian naval military outpost.
• Strategically important for monitoring and controlling shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iran has reportedly used the island for mine-laying operations to influence shipping routes.
• Qeshm Island: Iran’s largest island in the Persian Gulf, located near Bandar Abbas and separated from the mainland by the Khoran (Clarence) Strait.
• Significance: Larak’s location gives Iran strategic leverage over one of the world’s most important oil and energy shipping chokepoints.