"I am worried," a sailor stuck in the Gulf told AFP on Friday, his vessel unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, blocked for nearly two weeks after US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
"Every day on the ship, I can see missile launches and hear explosions, making me feel like I was in danger," said Wang Shang, 32.
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