27 Dec 2024
Thursday 26 September 2019 - 16:21
Story Code : 360020

Iranian fishermen feel waves of tension from US

Al-Monitor | : As waves hit the coast of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran every evening, dozens of fishermen sit together and chat about their concerns and what they do all day. Their conversation isnt just about fish, a fisherman named Farshad explains. Its about working just a few kilometers from where war could take place.


Its not an easy job, the 60-year-old tells Al-Monitor. While arranging his net he adds, I have done this job for the last 45 years. My father and my elder brother both wanted me to work with them. I didnt have many [jobs] to choose from, and I thought this was the safest. I might be right, but not always.


Farshad witnessed the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, and the current tensionin the Persian Gulf between the United Statesand Iran reminds him of thosedays.




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