Thousands of ships stranded, global trade hit due to US-Iran Hormuz standoff

The United States has deployed over 15,000 personnel along with warships, helicopters and more than 100 aircraft to secure a transit corridor and protect shipping lanes through the strait.

Strait of Hormuz

Credit: (Morteza Akhoundi/ISNA/Handout via Xinhua/IANS)

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