Liberia, Nov. 4 -- As attacks on merchant ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz hit a record in October, with a container ship sunk, tankers set ablaze, 24 seafarers killed and about 6,000 stranded, FrontPage Africa backs Liberia's appeal at the International Maritime Organization and calls on the United States and Iran to end their war. Liberia, the world's largest flag state, has seen its own ships hit again and again. The newspaper urges both sides to return to talks, guarantee that neutral-flagged vessels will not be attacked, mined, seized or blockaded, and let stranded crews go home, warning that the cost of the conflict is already landing at Liberian petrol stations and market tables.

WHEN LIBERIA'S MARITIME Commissioner, Cllr....