By Jonathan SaulLONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks escalated after the U.S. renewed airstrikes on Iran, triggering retaliation by Tehran in the Gulf.Just two tankers had so far sailed through the strait in the early hours of Thursday. They included the crude supertanker Berg 1, which had loaded at Iran's Kharg Island and is subject to U.S. sanctions, according to analysis from Kpler.

Commercial vessels and oil tankers preparing to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical strategic waterways for global trade flows, maintain their wait in…

Despite renewed U.S.-Iran military exchanges, some tankers continue transiting the Strait of Hormuz while others delay or reverse course as security risks intensify.

Ship traffic traveling through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a halt since Trump called the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran "over."