Iran, With Russia's Help, Has Created A Fortress Off Its Shores
- 25.02.2026, 15:53
The small island of Larak is particularly dangerous.
While the US president is still considering whether to strike Iran's nuclear program, the latter has already made thorough preparations. And experts warn that the small island of Larak, which until recently was a tourist destination, poses a particular danger.
New intelligence reveals a covert Iranian military buildup on Larak Island, including Russian electronic suppression systems and swarms of anti-ship missiles. Located in the heart of the Strait of Hormuz, the desert outpost is one of 16 strongholds that could cut off 20 percent of the world's oil supply and provoke a naval clash with the United States, Jfeed reports.
The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial transportation artery that carries 20 percent of the world's oil reserves. And that's why Iran has periodically threatened to close it off. But now there is a physical guarantee that the threats are real - the island of Larak, to which tourists were recently taken.
At first glance, this barren desert outpost does not hide any secrets, but while the White House is only pulling troops to Iran, Tehran has created a real fortress out of a small island, and with the help of Russia.
According to new data from Israel's Alma Research and Education Center, Larak is packed with deadly weapons: a sophisticated Russian satellite suppression system, Iranian air defenses, and naval infantry. Also moored there is a whole flotilla of fast attack boats armed with anti-ship missiles.
This is not an isolated outpost, but one of 16 militarized strongholds scattered across the strait, forming a corridor that could at any moment paralyze world trade and provoke maritime clashes.
Militarization of Larak Island serves as a sobering reminder that Iran's strategy in the Strait of Hormuz is not just defensive, but aimed at total regional destabilization, experts say. By introducing sophisticated Russian electronic warfare technologies along with asymmetric naval forces, Tehran has turned the barren desert rock of Larak into a high-tech strategic node that is a real threat to the U.S. fleet.