Lavan Island:
The UAE secretly carried out military strikes on Iran during the recent Middle East conflict, including an alleged attack on a refinery at Iran’s Lavan Island, a report claimed.
- It is a strategic Iranian island located in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Lavan Island is also known as the Hidden Pearl Island, which has long been home to pearl fishing.
- However, now the main occupation of the people of Lavan Port is working in the oil and fishing industry.
- It is now one of the most important oil export terminals in Iran.
- It is the operating base for Iran’s three offshore fields, namely, Salman, Resalat, and Reshadat.
- Salman field, 144 km south of the Lavan Island, has one of the largest offshore complexes in the Persian Gulf.
- The island features infrastructure such as process plants, storage and export systems, utility and maintenance facilities, a storehouse, and a loading jetty.
- Produced oil from offshore fields is transferred to Lavan for final processing.
