UN to Evacuate 11,000+ Sailors Stranded in Hormuz Amid US-Iran Tensions
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The UN's International Maritime Organization will evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Israel war against Iran, coordinating with Iran, Oman and other regional states. The operation follows an interim deal on a broader agreement, while the US and Iran clash over details of the Memorandum of Understanding and the scope of IAEA nuclear inspections. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Gulf warning that no country may charge tolls on the Strait, an international waterway.
- UN says it will evacuate sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz, as Rubio warns against tolls BBC
- Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan to begin for ships stranded in Persian Gulf, maritime organization says CNBC
- US, Iran spar over nuclear checks as stranded ships poised to leave Gulf Yahoo
- UN starts evacuating 11,000 stranded sailors from Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera
- U.N. Sets Plan to Evacuate Stranded Ships Out of Persian Gulf The New York Times
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