For over three months, the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively blocked—a consequence of escalating US-Israel military strikes on Iran beginning in late February. According to France 24, as the region prepares to reopen this critical shipping channel, the real stories emerge from those caught in the middle: the seafarers and island residents whose livelihoods have hung in the balance. Correspondent Reza Sayah ventured onto the water to ask the people living through the blockade what it has actually meant for them.

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