6,000 Filipino sailors stranded by Strait of Hormuz closure: ‘bored and a little scared’
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Source: South China Morning Post
Published: 2026-03-12 18:16 UTC+10:00
Section: Iran
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, Philippines, Energy, World News, Asia Pacific
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Iranian strikes have effectively shut off the strait, which carries 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas supplies
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