UN to evacuate 11,000 stranded sailors from Strait of Hormuz

The UN's International Maritime Organization will evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.- Iran war, the agency said Tuesday. Why it matters: The operation underscores how the U.S.-Iran war disrupted a critical global shipping route and left thousands of civilian seafarers stuck. The big picture: IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said 14 seafarers "lost their lives during this conflict" and outlined a "large-scale operation" involving the U.S., Ir

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