Strait of Hormuz Crisis is hitting the Global South hardest: Safesea Group Chairman Dr. S. V. Anchan

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Dr. S. V. Anchan, founder and chairman of the Safesea Group. His crude oil tanker, Safesea Vishnu was fatally attacked by Iran, and one Indian crew member was killed. He discusses how the Iranian attack on the Safesea Vishnu was different from the attacks on other ships in the region, the fact that the attack on his ship was conducted inside the territorial waters of Iraq, the IRGC’s allegations that the ship’s crew refused to follow orders and cooperate, his assertion that seafarers stuck in the Strait of Hormuz are effectively prisoners of war, his anger at the lack of action by the IMO or any nation to protect seafarers and the maritime industry, the state of India’s development of Iran’s Chabahar Port, the potential for BRICS to bring peace to the region, the reports of Iran imposing tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and much more.

Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks questions from you the viewers to Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to be answered to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode!

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