Ormus Current Affairs, GK & News
Operation Sankalp launched by Indian Navy in Persian Gulf for Indian vessels’ security
Indian Navy has recently launched Operation Sankalp in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to reassure Indian flagged vessels transiting through the area. The development has come in the wake of the suspected attacks on two merchant ships in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman region. Both the attacks took place at ..
Topics: Bodies of water • Foreign relations • Geography of Asia • Gulf of Oman • Gulf of Oman incident • Hormuz • INS Chennai • INS Sunayna • Ormus • Persian Gulf • Strait of Hormuz
United States clinchs a strategic port deal with Oman
The United States has recently clinched a strategic port deal with Oman that allow American ships and warplanes to take advantage of two Arabian Sea ports of Duqm and Salalah located near strategic Strait of Hormuz. The framework agreement is aimed at bolstering Omani-American military relations. With this pact, the US military will have better ..
Topics: Arabian Peninsula • Arabian Sea • Duqm • Geography of Asia • Indian Ocean • Oman • Ormus • Persian Gulf • Salalah • Strait of Hormuz • Transport in Oman • Western Asia
Iran conducts a naval military exercise ‘Velayat 97’ from Persian Gulf to Indian Ocean
An Iranian naval force has started a massive three-day drill, codenamed “Velayat 97”, across two million square kilometers of sea between the Straits of Hormuz and the Indian Ocean, including a sensitive global shipping route. The drill will showcase Iran’s submarines, warships, helicopters and drones. It is being held from the Strait of Hormuz to ..
Topics: Bodies of water • Choke point • Geography of Asia • Gulf of Oman • Hormuz • Hormuz Island • International Relations • Ormus • Strait of Hormuz