Andrew Nachemson
Last week, a Thai cargo ship ran aground near Iran’s Qeshm Island, two weeks after Iranian forces bombed the vessel as it tried to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Twenty sailors were rescued on the day of the attack as the Mayuree Naree drifted through an active war zone with a damaged engine, but three people remain unaccounted for.
The sailors were among many Southeast Asians caught up—in this case, literally—in the current Middle East conflict as it threatens to destabilize fuel supplies and derail economies. Around 20 percent of the world’s oil and natural gas transits the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has declared that no ships can transit the strait without its approval, aiming to jolt the global economy in retaliation for ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks.
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