### [2026-06-25](/feed/2026/06/25/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez says that the United Nations' International Maritime Organization will pause an evacuation effort for 11,000 seafarers on stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran objected to the plan and after a vessel was attacked near Oman. 




### Sources:

1. [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/06/25/iran-ship-attacked-strait-hormuz-un-sailors-evacuation-paused)
2. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/oil-tanker-passes-strait-hormuz-iran-threats-traffic-trump-tolls-oman-rcna351704)

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1. [The International Maritime Organization announces an evacuation plan for around 500 to 600 ships with 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf to sail through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and the United States have reached a ceasefire deal to end the war. The evacuation will be coordinated with Iran and Oman. ](/feed/2026/06/23/the-international-maritime-organization-announces-an-evacuation-plan-for-around-500-to-600-ships-with-11000-seafarers-s.md) _Context: International Maritime Organization, Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Oman, Strait of Hormuz_
2. [Iran ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali tells the Russian newspaper "Izvestia" that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, but with new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including transit fees. ](/feed/2026/06/8/iran-ambassador-to-russia-kazem-jalali-tells-the-russian-newspaper-izvestia-that-the-strait-of-hormuz-will-reopen-but.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Oman, Strait of Hormuz_
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4. [Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority announces that any passage through the Strait of Hormuz that is not coordinated with it and the Iranian armed forces is "illegal". ](/feed/2026/05/18/iran-s-persian-gulf-strait-authority-announces-that-any-passage-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-that-is-not-coordinated-wit.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
5. [The Associated Press and "Axios" report that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and if the war ends. ](/feed/2026/04/27/the-associated-press-and-axios-report-that-iran-has-offered-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-if-the-united-states-lifts.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
6. [Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that he will visit Pakistan, Russia, and Oman amidst a potential second round of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States. ](/feed/2026/04/24/iranian-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-announces-that-he-will-visit-pakistan-russia-and-oman-amidst-a-potential-secon.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Oman_
7. [United States president Donald Trump orders the navy to open fire on any Iranian vessels placing mines along the Strait of Hormuz, after the military reportedly observed an Iranian mine-laying operation. ](/feed/2026/04/23/united-states-president-donald-trump-orders-the-navy-to-open-fire-on-any-iranian-vessels-placing-mines-along-the-strait.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
8. [Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to oversee maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/04/2/iranian-deputy-foreign-minister-kazem-gharibabadi-says-that-iran-and-oman-are-drafting-a-protocol-to-oversee-maritime-tr.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Oman, Strait of Hormuz_
9. [U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering "winding down" military operations in Iran as they "are getting very close to meeting [their] objectives" and urges the countries that "use" Hormuz to safeguard the Strait. ](/feed/2026/03/20/us-president-donald-trump-says-that-the-united-states-is-considering-winding-down-military-operations-in-iran-as-the.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
10. [Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues his first public message since his election in which he says that Iran should continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz and advises neighboring countries to close American military bases in their territory. Khamenei also vows to "avenge the blood of our martyrs". ](/feed/2026/03/12/iranian-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-issues-his-first-public-message-since-his-election-in-which-he-says-that-iran-sh.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_