According to the report, six months after the start of the Iraqi-Iran War, about 400 ships were inactive stuck in the Persian Gulf. "Although any ships and their crews have managed to leave the Persian Gulf, from the beginning of the conflict, as many as 400 ships with about 6000 sailors have been incapable to sail safely," said Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary General of the global Maritime Organisation (IMO).
The organization confirmed 70 attacks on global vessels in the Persian Gulf since the beginning of the war in late February, according to its own data. Nineteen sailors died in these attacks. mediocre safety situation is harmful to everyone, Dominguez said. "However, this is peculiarly depressing for thousands of innocent sailors who have suffered."
So far, nineteen sailors have died in attacks.
The Ormuz Strait in the Persian Gulf is the central point in the war between USA a Iran. Before the war, the strait was open to shipping. About six months after the start of the first Israeli-American attacks on Iran, efforts to resolve the conflict have become deadlocked. Iran demands concessions from the U.S. government, and president Trump wants to put force on Tehran authorities, starting a "economic war".
While Iranian forces are trying to force shipping companies to cooperate with threats and attacks, the U.S. Navy maintains a naval blockade of Iranian ports to cut Tehran's access to funds. According to Central Command of the United States (CENTCOM), liable for this region, the U.S. Army has so far diverted 82 merchant ships, disabled 3 and boarded 2 as part of the blockade.
President of the United States Donald Trump (80) He late claimed that the Strait of Ormuz was mine-free, completely open and “100 percent” controlled by the US. However, an Israeli expert warned against this. "Just due to the fact that the president says the Strait of Ormuz is open doesn't mean it is. Transportation of tankers through the strait at night with the transponders off and under the protection of US troops is not the same as controlling the Strait of Ormuz or restoring the situation before the war," wrote Danny Citrinowicz on the information platform X.
Iran admits to economical damage
The Iranian muslim Revolutionary defender Corps, like the US government, insists on maintaining full control of the Ormuz Strait. On Saturday, the government admitted to major economical losses caused by the war with the US, but at the same time signaled a hard position. Iran will not give way, according to a message by the authorities in Tehran, published by state media.
Previously, the ultimate Leader of Mojtaba Chamenei, who had not appeared publically since being injured in the attack on 28 February, in a written message called on the government to fight against the economical difficulties of the population. president Masud Pezeshkian stated that Iranian abroad trade collapsed by nearly 35 percent under the weight of US sanctions and naval blockade.
The background of these statements is the further tightening of US sanctions. The Washington government is threatening countries and companies that will not break business ties with Iran. However, he initially refrained from imposing sanctions on Iran's key trading partners, specified as China and India, to avoid negative consequences for his own and the planet economy.
