Sailors Working in Strait of Hormuz Are Caught in Crossfire of Iran War

Scritto il 04/08/2026
da Jenny Gross and Peter Eavis

Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months.U.S.-Israel attacks against Iran on Feb. 28 followed by Iran’s almost-immediate closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has stranded thousands of sailors.