Mediation efforts continue but uncertainty remains as risks of further disruptions in international waterways grow.

The US military said its naval blockade against Iran “remains in full effect” but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.

Iran's conflict spreads to the Red Sea and Caspian Sea as the US pauses strikes. Traffic normalization in the Strait of Hormuz by August 31 at 14.5% YES.