Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — a vital route for exports of oil, natural gas and other commodities from the Persian Gulf — remains severely constrained more than a month after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran.
A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz Photographer: Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025/Getty Images
The number of vessels transiting Hormuz with their signals on is ticking gently higher, even as the waterway remains effectively closed to most commercial shipping without clearance from Iran.
A tug boat tows a ship off the northern Oman's Musandam Peninsula, overlooking the Strait of Hormuz on June 24.
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