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Iran adviser warns war could reach Indian Ocean
The Hindu··2d ago
Yahya Rahim Safavi warned on September 24 that Iran may expand the West Asia war to the Indian Ocean if the United States attacks again. In a Fars video he said the front could move beyond the Red Sea. The warning cited waters near Diego Garcia, nearly 4,000 kilometres from Iran. Officials held talks in New York this week.
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What It Means For You
- Indian Ocean shipping and naval routes would face higher risk if fighting spreads east of the Red Sea.
- Diego Garcia hosts a US-British base roughly 4,000 kilometres from Iran.
- Oil and gas transit through Hormuz remains contested between Iran and the United States.
What's Happening
- Safavi said conflict has already spread from the Persian Gulf and Hormuz to the Red Sea.
- Iran has locked down Hormuz after US-Israeli strikes that began the West Asia war in late February.
- Houthis recently tightened control of Yemen's Red Sea coastline near Bab al-Mandab.
Where the conflict stands
- Iranian officials had threatened wider geography before, but this is the first explicit Indian Ocean mention by such an adviser.
- Iran seeks sanctions relief and release of frozen assets as conditions to end the war.
- New York talks sat on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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