Published on
23/06/2026 - 18:57 GMT+2
The UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) said on Tuesday that it would begin an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The operation follows a peace agreement between the United States and Iran that ended months of conflict and allowed commercial shipping to resume through one of the world's most important maritime routes.
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said the evacuation would be carried out in cooperation with regional countries and the shipping industry. "This large-scale operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal States in the region, the United States and the maritime industry," Dominguez said in a statement.
