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“It also gave Iran another potential source of leverage as the United States has started to loosen Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula.”

“It also gave Iran another potential source of leverage as the United States has started to loosen Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula.”

“Commodity vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to fewer than 10 transits a day over the weekend, from a 10-day average of 14, raising concerns over a route that typically carried about one-fifth of global oil supplies before the U.S.-Israeli…”

“Roughly a fifth of the world’s crude normally transits the Strait of Hormuz. - Consumers are already paying for it.”

“According to figures from MarineTraffic, vessel transits fell 16% from the prior week, although overall traffic of more than 260 ships last week was still significantly higher than in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Iran says it plans to establish a new restricted zone around the Strait of Hormuz, a global energy chokepoint, after Tehran and Washington traded attacks on ships in the crucial waterway in what experts called a “dangerous escalation”.”

“Oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz were at five million barrels per day on Monday, provisional tracking from shiptracker Vortexa showed, down from more than 20 million per day before the war, or about one of every five barrels consumed worldwide.”

“Ship traffic drops significantly in Strait of Hormuz Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped significantly last week, with confirmed crossings falling 19.5 per cent to 95 transits.”

“Now, Iranian officials are openly talking about giving offensive operations a greater priority while keeping control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key source of leverage against Washington that has disrupted a vital global energy route and driven up…”

“Kpler data shows that in late September transits through the Strait of Hormuz were starting to climb back to the prewar baseline, raising questions about Iran's continued ability to choke off oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.”

“As shipping traffic through the besieged Strait of Hormuz fell to its lowest level since July this week, reports have emerged that sailors are being paid large bonuses for making the dangerous trip through the Gulf waterway.”

“Strikes on Saudi facilities pose a threat to crucial shipping alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has been curtailed due to the Iran war.”

“The kingdom, the world’s top oil exporter, has seen oil and military assets targeted in recent days, posing a threat to crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has been curtailed due to the Iran war.”

“This includes transits via the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, exports from terminals and ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman.”

“These include transits via the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, exports from terminals and ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman.”

“FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world economy.”

“Log in When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world economy.”

“On Friday (September 18, 2026), it claimed another attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway it has sought to control since the start of the war.”

“The Iranian government simultaneously reported launching a new attack on a commercial vessel in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime passage it has attempted to control since the war began.”

“The US-Israeli war on Iran has pushed up traffic through the channel given the standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil and gas.”

“The US and Israel’s war on Iran, and its disruption to the strait of Hormuz, has complicated logistics and added costs for shipping companies using the canal.”

“United States President Donald Trump has insisted that his military remains in control of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested this past week that the US might even seek to take charge of the territory.”

“Trump says he likes the idea of making the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory President Trump in the Oval Office Monday said making the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory is "a great idea."”

“Desperate to undermine successful American efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is escalating its attacks on ships transiting this vital energy chokepoint.”

“In June, Washington and Iran signed a ceasefire agreement that quickly broke down over control of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The move comes amid a global shortage largely attributed to slowdowns of the passage of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.”

“By discarding decades of State Department passivity, President Donald Trump can stamp his name on the Strait of Hormuz permanently.”

“…ran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met with Qatari mediators in New York to discuss a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while a United States official said there would be no agreement to end the war unless Tehran’s nuclear programme is…”

“Oil exports from the region have rebounded to 72% of pre-war levels and crude flow through the Strait of Hormuz is now a little under half what it was before the war, according to analysts.”

“The reimposition of the blockade in July has resulted in Iran’s oil loadings collapsing by 85% — even as US forces supported the transit of more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz, assisting more than 2,000 commercial-vessel…”

“All the rest: WHAT’S GOING ON WITH OIL: International benchmark Brent crude briefly dipped back below $100 for the first time in several weeks, as traders appear more optimistic about the U.S.’s ability to escort oil out of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Iran’s blocking of the Strait of Hormuz shut in around 20 million barrels per day initially, but Saudi Arabia shifted some exports to the Red Sea, and some tankers resumed transits.”

“Taken with the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint since the US attacks on Iran in February, the need for alternative routes could not be more obvious.”

“Oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have reached their highest level in six months, according to U.S.”

“…Brad Cooper posted a video on X saying American forces have helped push more than one billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz in recent months, while escorting more than 2,000 commercial ship transits — and keeping Iran’s own exports at…”

“No progress on Iran As the war in Iran nears its seventh month, there are few signs that the critical Strait of Hormuz off Iran’s southwestern coast will return to pre-war traffic levels anytime soon.”

“Iran’s exports and trade continue to plummet — even as it tries to circumvent the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by shipping oil and goods overland.”

“Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz dwindled to just three ships on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), down from 12 a day earlier and well below the 10-day average of about 17, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Thursday (September 17,…”

“Roughly a tenth of the world’s seaborne trade and a third of Europe’s imports cross that strait, and Saudi Arabia has leaned on it as traffic through Hormuz has collapsed — IMF PortWatch counted six transits there on Sept. 6 against a pre-crisis norm of near…”

“US military rejects Iran's claim that mines blew up tanker The US military has rejected an Iranian claim that a Panama-flagged oil tanker struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the vessel was instead attacked by an Iranian drone.”

“That knocked out the country's east-west pipeline, which allows Gulf oil exports to bypass the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.”

“Preliminary ship-tracking data shows vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz falling to single digits a day over the weekend, remaining well below the 10-day average of 14 a day, the Reuters news agency reported.”

“The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is the southern gateway to the Red Sea — a shipping lane that has become vital to energy giant Saudi Arabia's ability to export its gas and oil to international markets as the nearby Strait of Hormuz remains severely impeded by the…”

“The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial trade waterway, and some 20% of global oil transits through the strait.”

“The six-months-and-counting conflict has been one of the central stories of Donald Trump’s second term, and is very much an ongoing crisis: We’re still shooting back and forth, the Strait of Hormuz remains more or less closed, Iran has not agreed to the…”

“Brad Cooper has echoed the president in saying the Strait of Hormuz is clear of sea mines, saying it is "open, and momentum is building."”

“Six months into the United States-Israel war on Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to drive one of the worst maritime shipping disruptions in decades.”

“Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz nearly tripled while the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran was in effect, though it remained far below pre-war levels, according to ship tracking data.”

“The two states have had "constructive discussions" over the past week on a new, temporary route through the Strait of Hormuz, where a cargo ship was "hit by an unknown projectile" overnight, according to a British military maritime monitor.”