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War with Iran strands about 20,000 seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz

NPR | By Michel Martin

Published March 18, 2026 at 4:50 AM EDT

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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jacqueline Smith of the International Transport Workers' Federation about the roughly 20,000 seafarers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz in the midst of the Iran war.