00:02The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency, started the evacuation of more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the
00:10Strait of Hormuz, following the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East
00:17conflict.
00:18On Tuesday, IMU Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez said in a statement that the operation would be carried out in close
00:25cooperation with Iran, Oman and all other coastal states in the region, the United States and the maritime industry.
00:33This comes after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in retaliation over the United States and Israeli
00:39attacks, leaving hundreds of ships stranded.
00:42Even though the recent peace agreement allows for maritime traffic, once again, Iran stated that the Strait of Hormuz would
00:49never return to the pre-war status quo.
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