# Troubled waters: life during wartime for Iranians on the Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/108896

- The Guardian, 2026-10-21 05:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/21/strait-of-hormuz-life-amid-wartime-iran

> Despite US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and Tehran’s attacks on shipping, the Strait of Hormuz remains essential to people who live and work along it. Ferries are still running, but passenger numbers have fallen and journeys are riskier. Attacks and restrictions have also made life harder for fishers, captains and port workers.

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