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Sri Lanka says no immediate plan to help Iranian ships near its waters with depleting food and fuel

Sri Lanka says no immediate plan to help Iranian ships near its waters with depleting food and fuel

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Nineteen Iranian ships, currently 24 nautical miles from Sri Lanka's coast, are experiencing severe scarcities of food, water, and fuel. Thushara Rodrigo, a spokesperson for Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry, stated the nation's own interests would take precedence. The predicament arose after the US reinstated its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, leaving the oil tankers stranded for months.

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