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Disrupted Energy Flows Through Hormuz

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Where it stands

By Aug. 28, the Strait of Hormuz had been largely shut for 180 days, with oil flows down from about 20 million barrels a day to as low as 2 million. The US Navy had cleared mines and escorted 1,500 vessels, but the reports do not say traffic has stabilized or energy flows have returned to normal.

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11 quiet days
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    1. Update 1Hormuz Grinds Toward Standstill as Tanker Strikes and Blockade Threat Collide
    2. Update 2Two UAE Tankers Hit as Hormuz Traffic Falls to Fraction of Normal
    3. Update 3Hormuz Goes Quiet: 10 Crossings a Day as U.S.-Iran Truce Expires
    4. Update 4180 Days: World's Oil Chokepoint Still Shut

    The story so far

    1. Update 411 days later

      180 Days: World's Oil Chokepoint Still Shut

      Traffic through Hormuz has fallen 95% to about five vessels a day six months into the war, with a brief June reopening collapsed and Washington and Tehran disputing whether the strait is open at all.

      Still open after this report

      • No verified barrel-per-day flow, insurance rate, reserve-release total, or reopening date can be established from these sources.
      • No confirmed count of how many transits are coordinated, escorted, or shadow-fleet movements.

    2. Update 33 days later

      Hormuz Goes Quiet: 10 Crossings a Day as U.S.-Iran Truce Expires

      Crossings fell from 275 to 10, 500 ships are stranded, and the U.S.-Iran truce has lapsed — while Washington and Tehran offer opposite accounts of the strait.

      Still open after this report

      • No verified pre-war Hormuz flow total, largest-disruption ranking, Saudi pipeline volumes, China import change, or clean-energy policy effects are established in these sources.
      • No durable arrangement for safe passage is in place beyond Iran’s proposed joint statement with Oman.

    3. Update 26 hours later

      Two UAE Tankers Hit as Hormuz Traffic Falls to Fraction of Normal

      Adnoc confirmed two vessels were hit August 13 while Hormuz transit ground toward a standstill as U.S. pressure threats and stalled talks left shippers exposed.

      Still open after this report

      • No verified casualty account is established in the excerpts provided.
      • No verified daily crossing totals can be stated from the truncated data file.

    4. Update 1

      Hormuz Grinds Toward Standstill as Tanker Strikes and Blockade Threat Collide

      Attacks, a blockade threat and competing claims choked Hormuz to near standstill in mid-August, with Red Sea alternatives also under fire.

      Still open after this report

      • No verified throughput fraction, world-energy share, tanker names, casualty or damage outcomes, or Iran's reopening conditions.
      • No market or price outcome stated in the provided sources.

    History

    1. Opened1 report

    Who's involved

    People

    • Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)3 reports
    • Abbas AraghchiIranian diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1962)1 report

    Places

    • IranIran4 reports
    • Strait of HormuzStrait of Hormuz4 reports
    • Red SeaRed Sea3 reports
    • Bab al-Mandab StraitBab al-Mandab Strait1 report
    • ChinaChina1 report
    • FujairahFujairah - United Arab Emirates1 report
    • Gulf of OmanGulf of Oman1 report
    • MochaMocha, Yemen1 report

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