Few countries are as dependent on the Persian Gulf region’s hydrocarbons as is India, which imports almost 80% of its consumption. Iran is the world’s third-largest net oil exporter (with the world’s second-largest natural-gas reserves as well), and it is a strategically located gateway to other energy suppliers in Central Asia and the Middle East.
很少国家会像印度这样严重依赖波斯湾的石油天然气供应——占其国内总消费量的80%。伊朗是世界第三大石油净出口国（其天然气储量也位居全球第二），同时还占据着通往其他中亚和中东石油供应国的战略门户。