{"id":1041,"date":"2026-07-17T00:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2026-07-17T00:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:04:49","slug":"few-ships-risking-hormuz-transit-amid-renewed-us-iran-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1041","title":{"rendered":"Few ships risking Hormuz transit amid renewed US-Iran strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/07\/2026-07-16t063055z-845135880-rc2rema7t02v-rtrmadp-3-iran-crisis-oman-hormuz_jpg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Few ships risking Hormuz transit amid renewed US-Iran strikes\" title=\"Few ships risking Hormuz transit amid renewed US-Iran strikes\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnelchr00013j6vdwelkrhn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Amid a flare-up in the conflict between the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz, shipping through the critical waterway remains very limited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnelhms00043j6v22c5ufy4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Only 13 merchant ships were recorded transiting the Strait on Wednesday, according to data from maritime intelligence analysts at Kpler.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnelhms00043j6v22c5ufy4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Eight left the Persian Gulf; five entered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnelhmt00053j6vnbrgz239@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Only one vessel \u2013 a bulk carrier entering the Gulf \u2013 was reported to have used the southern route close to the Omani coast, which has been promoted by the US military as a safer passage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnelhmt00063j6vnrhgp3fh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Most vessels transiting Wednesday used a route close to the Iranian coast, according to Kpler. On Thursday, the MarineTraffic site showed two oil tankers leaving the Gulf close to Iran and another sailing close to the Omani coaat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnelhmt00073j6vvdqnv1s5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">The volume of shipping is about one-tenth of the pre-war average, though some vessels are crossing without transponders that would show their location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnelhmt00083j6vo7ojncye@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Iran has consistently warned that all shipping requires its permission to use the waterway. A military spokesman said Thursday that implementation of Iranian regulations was the only way to reopen the Strait, which it declared closed as the recent round of US strikes got underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnelhmt00093j6vrtuplj0u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">After drone attacks on several ships close to the Strait in the last week, US forces said Thursday they had again struck Iran\u2019s missile and drone capabilities as well as coastal surveillance facilities \u201cto further degrade Iran\u2019s ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/6419244\/Sub_Desktop_V --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid a flare-up in the conflict between the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz, shipping through the critical waterway remains very limited. Only 13 merchant ships were recorded transiting the Strait on Wednesday, according to data from maritime intelligence analysts at Kpler. Eight left the Persian Gulf; five entered. 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