About 20,000 seafarers are stranded at sea as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran virtually shuts down the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital trade routes. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout speaks with a captain who was stuck in the Middle East for three weeks and witnessed projectiles flying near his oil tanker. #straitofhormuz

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Iran war leaves thousands of sailors stranded