Hormuz Traffic Still Blocked as Only Iran-Linked Ships Cross (1)

Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked Thursday, limited to a handful of Iran-linked ships, another sign that a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran has yet to improve flows through the world’s key energy chokepoint.

Just seven vessels, all of which have either called at Iranian ports or were carrying Iranian cargo, were observed making the voyage out of the Persian Gulf on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Normal transits in both directions are more like 135 a day.

In a further sign of Tehran’s efforts to formalize control over the waterway, Iran’s Ports and Maritime ...