Shipping Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Picks Up Again
Last Wednesday, 76 ships moved through the strait, a critical route for oil and gas shipments, the most since March 1.Hundreds of vessels have been stranded in the Persian Gulf since Iran effectively blockaded the waterway after the United States and Israel attacked it in late February. Iran has insisted that ships now use a route near its coastline to go through the strait. But many ships switch off their transponders before passing through the strait, making it difficult to identify the details of the route that they have taken and giving a partial picture of traffic volumes.U.S. and Iranian negotiators are expected to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday for a new round of talks.
- ▪Last Wednesday, 76 ships moved through the strait, a critical route for oil and gas shipments, the most since March 1.Hundreds of vessels have been stranded in the Persian Gulf since Iran effectively blockaded the waterway after the United
- ▪Iran has insisted that ships now use a route near its coastline to go through the strait.
- ▪But many ships switch off their transponders before passing through the strait, making it difficult to identify the details of the route that they have taken and giving a partial picture of traffic volumes.U.S. and Iranian negotiators are e
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