Thousands of civilian sailors have been stranded for more than a month in waters surrounded by a conflict zone because of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

War in the Persian Gulf has clouded its prospects as an important source of additional aluminum supply in coming years, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

"Almost no ships can pass through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf at the moment.," Chinese sailor Liu Yiwen told athe Global Times' reporter. LiuHe and his colleagues are currently anchored off Khor Fakkan,

Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped the largely invisible workforce that keeps the world’s maritime trade afloat, with 20,000 sailors stuck on their vessels.

EADaily, March 30th, 2026. The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is trying to rob the Persian Gulf countries by concluding military agreements with them. This is the purpose of his trips to the Middle East region.

A trickle of ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz along a route hugging the Iranian coastline as the war enters a second month. Only four vessels have been visible leaving the Persian Gulf over the past day.

The countries of the Persian Gulf critically rely on desalination systems for their water supplies. The conflict with Iran puts these vital resources at risk. Tehran could attack desalination plants in a bid to widen the war and raise its stakes.

Miners mine. They punch or scrape holes in the earth and pull out ores that, ultimately, get turned into something else. Like gold. Or copper or aluminum, processed from bauxite. Mining is also a messy business,