US Plan to Demilitarise Iran’s Hormuz Islands Sparks Gulf Tensions

A US proposal to demilitarise three strategically vital islands near the Strait of Hormuz could break the deadlock over Iran’s military presence, without resolving the underlying sovereignty dispute. Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb, controlled by Iran but claimed by the UAE, have long served as forward bases for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), enabling surveillance, missile launches and maritime interdiction in one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes. The plan, outlined in a recent analysis, calls for the US to degrade Iran’s ability to defend and…

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