Iran and Oman to Coordinate Evacuations Through Hormuz, IMO Says

The United Nations' maritime agency has also begun implementing a large-scale operation to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded aboard hundreds of vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran and Washington have signed an interim deal to halt a war that sowed chaos across the Middle East and sent oil prices soaring, embarking on a 60-day negotiation to settle issues like sanctions relief and the fate of Iran's nuclear programme.

The UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) is set to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors who have been stranded in the Gulf because of the US-Israel war against Iran.

The fate of thousands of sailors has been of mounting concern for the IMO which raised the alarm at these individuals being stuck at sea with dwindling food and fuel aboard vessels that are unable to sail safely through the narrow waterway.