Tehran said transit through the vital shipping route has been blocked due to US military action

Only five vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on Iran. Kpler data shows transits fell from 47 to 23, then to five, rattling energy

Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed as it trades fresh strikes with the US over the alleged unauthorised travel of a ship through the route.

Following renewed US-Iran fighting, observable ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has halted, replaced by vessels making secret "dark crossings" with transponders off. While the…

A small number of vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, despite the heightened security threats as Tehran and Washington battle for control of the strategic waterway. …

A few ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. This occurred hours after the United States resumed its naval blockade of Iran.