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Iran says it is ready to reopen Hormuz if the US accepts its demands
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Iran says it is ready to reopen Hormuz if the US accepts its demands
Iran offers to reopen Hormuz; the strait is vital for India's energy imports.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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A senior Iranian official said Tehran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if Washington agrees to its demands, following intense efforts by mediators to prevent a return to war.
The strait links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and carries a large share of the world's seaborne oil.
India imports much of its crude and gas through this route, so disruption threatens its energy security.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Strait of Hormuz
- West Asia
- energy security
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How the exam will ask it
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- Strait of Hormuz, West Asia, energy security
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Use as an example in GA answers (GS2: IR, West Asia; GS3: energy security).
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Answer before you reveal
The Strait of Hormuz, central to West Asian energy shipping, connects the Persian Gulf with which water body?
- Gulf of Aden
- Red Sea
- Gulf of Aqaba
- Gulf of Oman
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விடை: D — Correct: Gulf of Oman — Hormuz is the narrow passage between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. • Gulf of Aden — wrong: The Gulf of Aden lies between Yemen and Somalia and links the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea. • Red Sea — wrong: The Red Sea is reached through the Bab-el-Mandeb or the Suez Canal, not through Hormuz. • Gulf of Aqaba — wrong: The Gulf of Aqaba is an arm of the Red Sea beside Jordan, Israel and Egypt.
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