UN Launches Evacuation of 11,000 Sailors Stranded in Hormuz Strait
TL;DR
The UN’s International Maritime Organization has begun a phased evacuation of more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after a US–Israel war on Iran and an agreement to end hostilities; the operation is conducted in cooperation with Iran, Oman and other regional states, aiming to reduce collision risk and resume safe navigation as traffic in the waterway rebounds, with Denmark joining a France- and Britain-led international mission to reopen the strait.
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