'Hungry all the time': US Navy denies food shortages after grim photos emerge

About this episode

The US Navy denies allegations of food shortages on its warships amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

The US Navy has fiercely denied claims that its warships in the Middle East are running low on food and leaving its sailors "hungry all the time", as Washington’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues. Photos showing dismal, mostly empty trays of food have circulated online, with the claims that shortages are rife after a month and a half of war.

Topics covered

• food shortages
• US Navy
• military
• Middle East conflict
• sailor welfare

Keywords

• US Navy
• food shortages
• Middle East
• Strait of Hormuz
• sailors
• war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Navy

Places: Middle East, Strait of Hormuz

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