More than 40 Iranian seafarers killed during US–Israeli war: Union leader

Iranian seafarers have been killed and injured in attacks on Iranian ports and commercial fleets across Iran's territorial waters and the Gulf. At least 44 seafarers have been killed and 29 injured, with six dock workers and 22 civilian sailors among the fatalities. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate has submitted letters to the UN's International Maritime Organization attributing the deaths to US and Israeli forces.