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Sadia Islam Sarmin, wife of Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun touches the forehead of her son at the doorway of their home in Rasulpur village, Mymensingh district, Bangladesh, Friday, April 17, 2026.
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The Iran war has made life even more precarious for millions of foreign workers in the Middle East. They have helped build the Gulf Arab states’ modern, oil-fueled economies — with many not fully sharing in their prosperity. At least 28 were killed in missile and drone attacks before a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April. Now they face an even sharper version of a long-standing dilemma, whether to keep working in the Gulf Arab countries, where wages are much higher — hoping that the truce endures — or return home, to their already poor countries where prices have soared because of the conflict.
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