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UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz

Al Jazeera·June 24, 2026·3 updates

NewsFeedThe UN’s maritime agency has launched an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding paused the war.

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Al Jazeera·Wednesday, June 24, 2026

UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz

The waterway had been effectively closed by Iran since February, leaving vessels trapped for months.Published On 23 Jun 2026

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Al Jazeera·Tuesday, June 23, 2026

UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz

UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera·Tuesday, June 23, 2026

UN starts evacuating 11,000 stranded sailors from Strait of Hormuz

UN starts evacuating 11,000 stranded sailors from Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera

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UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz

UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz

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UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz

UN starts evacuating 11,000 stranded sailors from Strait of Hormuz

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