Trump let ships sit in the Strait of Hormuz for months. They now might be ‘superspreaders’

Scientists say no other shipping disruption has left so many ships idle in modern history — opening the door for potential environmental risks

Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes The closure of the strait of Hormuz has created conditions for an extreme global biodiversity threat, with scientists warning that thousands of stranded ships could spread invasive marine species acros

Iran sent a horrifying warning. 17:53, Tue, Jul 28, 2026 Updated: 18:02, Tue, Jul 28, 2026 Iran (Image: Getty)Iran has threatened to strike European ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Donald Trump meets with Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. The country's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Ghari