Veterans Of 1980s 'Tanker War' See Parallels In Current Hormuz Crisis
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [Unofficial]
April 11, 2026
Despite a fragile US-Iranian cease-fire, only a few ships carrying oil and gas are making it through the Strait of Hormuz as hundreds of vessels remain stuck in the Persian Gulf. Former sailors who navigated tankers during the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s say the current crisis echoes that conflict.
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