Larak Island

Larak Island

Island in Qeshm County, Iran

Larak Island is a small Iranian island located off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, east of Qeshm Island and south of Hormuz Island. The narrowest part of the Strait of Hormuz, 24 miles (39 km), lies between this Iranian island and Oman's Great Quoin Island. Larak Island is part of Hormozgan province.

US strikes Iranian launchers after lull

US strikes Iranian launchers after lull US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz, breaking a weeks-long lull in direct military action.