IMO Prepares to Rescue Over 11,000 Sailors Stranded in Gulf Amid US-Israel-Iran Conflict

New York. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the United Nations (UN) is preparing to rescue and relocate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Gulf region due to the war between the US-Israel and Iran. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said this massive rescue operation will be conducted in cooperation with Iran, Oman, the US, other coastal nations in the region, and the maritime industry.He also informed that the necessary security guarantees for safe navigation have been obtained and the conditions for operation have been well assessed. Although an interim agreement (MOU) was reached last week to end the war,...