Shipping data showed that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped on Monday to six vessels, compared to a 10-day average of around 11 ships, amid fading hopes of reaching an agreement between the United States and Iran.
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Data released by the Kpler platform on Tuesday indicated that by 04:20 GMT, four commodity cargo vessels entered the waterway, including two empty product tankers. The data also showed that two vessels—a small loaded LPG tanker and another carrying residual fuel—exited the strait.
In the days preceding the war, between 130 and 140 ships typically passed through the strait daily.
Kpler data further revealed that 25 vessels crossed the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Monday, a figure largely unchanged compared to the 10-day average of about 24 ships.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump responded to Iran’s terms for a deal by demanding that the Islamic Republic pay compensation for individuals killed in wars, attacks, and protests.
Trump's proposal came in response to Tehran's demands for reparations and an end to sanctions—conditions that largely aligned with the terms of a preliminary agreement signed in June, which has since collapsed.
Since the outbreak of the war in February, Trump has repeatedly oscillated between threatening escalation and asserting that a deal was imminent.
(Reuters)
