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effects on sailors' physical and mental health. About 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) usually passes through the strait and the conflict
effectively sealed off the strait by threatening to deploy mines, drones, missiles and fast-attack craft. The US has countered by blockading Iranian ports and mounting escorted transits for commercial vessels. The US military spokesperson
effect in early April, as diplomacy aimed at a more durable agreement drags on. A similar exchange occurred last Thursday and was described in near-identical terms by both sides. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard
conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Hegseth ousts the Army chief of staff as the Iran war rages through Week 5](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5771160/iran-war-trump-speech) Phelan's departure is the latest in a series of shakeups
sailors were rescued, three remained trapped inside the stricken vessel. Their remains were found weeks later when a specialised rescue team boarded the vessel, which had run aground on the shores of Iran’s Qeshm
sailors would be returned to Iranian authorities. The Touska was seized by US forces in the Gulf of Oman in the early hours of April 20, in what Tehran described as an act of “piracy
conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Iran submits a 14-point response to a U.S. proposal to end war](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/02/nx-s1-5808924/iran-response-trump-proposal) Trump gave few details about what could be a sweeping attempt to help hundreds
effectively choked off one of the world's most important shipping lanes. The disruption to shipping since the conflict began six weeks ago has sent shock waves across the global economy, destabilising energy prices
effects on sailors' physical and mental health. But Trump did not say how they would be able to sail away - he only threatened to use force "if, in any way, this Humanitarian process is interfered
sailors from South India who were crying and making panicked calls home. I told them to stop calling and helped bring them up on to the deck." But by the time they reached the deck
effect to follow were not. Iran has survived the initial strikes and remains defiant, [closing the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) in a move that has blocked off a fifth of the global
conflict. The ceasefire was extended to allow for more proposals to be exchanged. At least 3,468 people – aged between eight months and 88 years – have been killed in US-Israeli attacks on Iran since
sailors, with 37 missing and 167 wounded, from a wide variety of nationalities.” “Initially, there was great concern that the attacks would cut off the vital flow of oil from the Arabian Gulf