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Abu Musa

This handout image taken by the European Space Agency, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, shows a view of Iran's Kharg Island, which hosts the country's main crude export terminal and is responsible for the overwhelming majority of its oil shipments to the world, about 30 kilometers south of the mainland in the north of the Gulf, on March 7, 2026. (European Space Agency/AFP)
March 30, 2026, 5:26 pm
Kharg Island is key to Iran’s oil exports, but targeting it would carry major risks
A threatened US ground operation to seize control of the energy hub would put troops just 21 miles off Iran’s coast, within range of missiles and drones
By SAM METZ
January 29, 2013, 10:19 pm
PLO leader who opposed Arafat dies in Damascus
Family of Said Musa Maragha, better known as Abu Musa, says he died of cancer at age 86
Illustrative: An Iranian navy vessel launches a missile during a drill in the Sea of Oman, in January 2012. (AP/ISNA, Amir Kholousi)
November 4, 2012, 3:38 pm
Iran inaugurates new naval base near disputed islands
Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb, also claimed by the UAE, dominate the Strait of Hormuz
An Egyptian protester chants slogans and waves a national flag in front of a minaret at Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday. Tens of thousands of protesters packed the square in the biggest demonstration in months against the ruling military. (photo credit: Amr Nabil/AP)
April 21, 2012, 2:40 pm
Egyptians coming to terms with presidential disqualifications?
Iran cracks down on its Ahwazi Arab minority
By Jed Halfon
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, speaks during a parade commemorating National Army Day in April (photo credit: Vahid Salemi/AP)
April 20, 2012, 4:51 am
Tiny islands rekindle big Arab-Iran dispute
Tehran, United Arab Emirates argue over islands in Straits of Hormuz with military and tourism value
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