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Strait of Hormuz Tanker Traffic Climbs Sharply, but It Remains Well Below Prewar Shipping Levels
US embassies refill posts, Hormuz stays shut and Hezbollah vows no ‘surrender’
Six months into the conflict, mediators renew push for dialogue, regional peace
As the US-Iran conflict hits its six-month mark with tensions remaining high in the Strait of Hormuz, the IRGC claims decisive control over the waterway while the White House maintains it stays open under an active US naval blockade.
Iranian crude oil exports have plunged in August as the U.S. relies on economic pressure through its naval blockade, rather than military strikes, to coerce Tehran into a deal to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
