|
Trending Topics
|
Source: http://arabnews.com/node/429780
Iran Sets Up New Naval Base in Strait of Hormuz Near Disputed Islands
(AP-Arab News-Saudi Arabia) Iran's Revolutionary Guards inaugurated a new naval base Sunday to reinforce Tehran's authority over three Persian Gulf islands also claimed by the neighboring United Arab Emirates, Iranian state TV reported. The base near Bandar-e Lengeh is the Guards' fifth in the Gulf. It lies north of three Iranian-controlled islands that dominate the approach to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which about one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes.