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Troubled waters: life during wartime for Iranians on the strait of Hormuz

Guardian World21 October 2026, 05:00 UTCIsrael

Despite US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran’s attacks on shipping, the waterway still has to provide a lifeline for those that live and work thereCapt Farouq turns the wheel as he watches the ferry terminal of Bandar Abbas grow smaller, its bright lights flickering in the distance.In front of him, the navigation radar beeps periodically, its green and pink lights glowing in the darkness. The ferry, today at about half capacity with roughly 100 passengers, turns and heads into the darkness of the strait of Hormuz.Capt Farouq pulls into the deeper waters Continue reading...

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