- Live tracking footage from MarineTraffic illustrates changes in vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, comparing periods before the Iran war, after a ceasefire, and following a US-enforced maritime blockade.
- The US military imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz on Monday (13 April), issuing warnings that any vessels attempting passage would face “interception, diversion and capture”.
- A Chinese-owned tanker became the first vessel to successfully navigate the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade, doing so on Tuesday (14 April).
- The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global chokepoint, through which approximately 20 per cent of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies are transported.
- Iran has previously utilised the Strait to disrupt global supply chains and responded to the US blockade by threatening ports belonging to American allies in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
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