Iran War Strands Food Aid for World’s Hungriest, UN Warns
World Food Programme food aid distribution in Omdurman, Sudan, in March.
Photographer: Ebrahim Hamid/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Iran war is keeping thousands of tons of food aid locked out of famine-hit Sudan and other countries in Africa as the effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz roils global shipping.
Emergency food deliveries are stuck at ports in Oman and Kenya, where shippers are contending with huge backlogs brought about by the strait’s closure, according to the United Nations’ World Food Programme. Thousands of tons destined for Sudan have been delayed as long as 50 days, the WFP said.