Strait of Hormuz confusion, Iran says closed to tankers

Any hopes that the ceasefire between the US and Iran would see a quick resumption of transits of the Strait of Hormuz have been dashed.

Over 24 hours on from the announcement of the ceasefire which the US President Trump said would be conditional on the re-opening the Strait of Hormuz very little commercial shipping traffic has moved through the waterway.

Looking at AIS tracking data from Pole Star Global the few transits of the Strait that have been seen since the ceasefire took effect most of the vessels have called at Iranian ports.

Overall international traffic would appear to have reduced from a few days earlier with Windward recording 20 transits of the Strait in a 24-hour period on 5 April, the highest since the conflict started on 28 February. These were transits approved by the Iranians either with the payment of a toll through what the so-called Tehran Tollbooth or with governments, primarily in Asia, that have agreed safe passage of vessels with Iran’s government.

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Posted due to all the confusion concerning this situation. This article gives numbers and what I believe is a realistic view of what is and isn't moving through the strait.