FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin At the opening of the 113th session of the Legal Committee (LEG 113) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez issued a stark warning over the deteriorating security situation in and around the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting both humanitarian and economic consequences. Speaking in London to delegates attending LEG 113 (13–17 April), Dominguez described the situation in the Strait of Hormuz as being of “grave concern,” noting that thousands of seafarers remain stranded aboard vessels in the Persian Gulf under significant risk and psychological strain. RelatedNews Iraq and Pakistan strike deal with Iran to move oil and gas through Hormuz Iran expands its operational area in Hormuz var jnews_module_21369938_0_6a04a87ba784b = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21369938","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"19,4346,2339,467,2647","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random