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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

The Sailors Stranded in the Persian Gulf

1 April 2026 at 12:01
Thousands of civilian sailors have been stranded for more than a month in waters surrounded by a conflict zone because of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

© Altaf Qadri/Associated Press

Almost 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to the International Maritime Organization, as Iran has effectively blocked the exit through the Strait of Hormuz.
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