Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since Wednesday, especially through the UN-backed Omani route, analysts said, after vessels were attacked earlier this week and as the United States and Iran traded renewed strikes. The southern Omani route, used in past weeks by many vessels not linked to Iran, has been largely avoided since Wednesday.

Almost a third of vessels that crossed the Strait of Hormuz over the past few days did so along the coast of Oman, tracking data suggests, as the waterway remains a key part of…

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway between Iran and Oman, has been heavily disrupted since the start of the Middle East war in late

The traffic slowdown comes after Iranian attacks on vessels prompted US strikes, while President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire with Iran was over