Where is Lark Island, the Iranian island targeted by the US?
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Lark Island belongs to Iran and lies in the eastern Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz.
- The island is about 16 kilometers southeast of Hormuz Island and northeast of Qeshm Island.
- Its location places it near shipping routes linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
Lark Island, the Iranian island where the United States said it targeted two rocket launchers, lies near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the Persian Gulf’s key maritime passages.
The island belongs to Iran and is administratively part of Hormozgan province. It sits in the eastern Persian Gulf, about 16 kilometers southeast of Hormuz Island and northeast of Qeshm Island.
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Lark Island lies on its northern side, within the island group off southern Iran.
Its position is close to routes used by ships leaving the Persian Gulf. The location has drawn attention after US Central Command said the rocket launchers on the island were targeted. Iran then said it had responded with ballistic missile strikes on US bases in Jordan.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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