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Line chart showing daily vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz falling sharply in mid-August 2026.

Daily vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz fell from 19 to 3 over the week of August 11 to 16, even as the United States maintained the strait remained open. The decline followed a threat to bomb Oman, the neutral mediator brokering a shipping arrangement with Iran, introducing a new source of disruption beyond Iran itself. Shippers appear to be pricing the risk that rhetoric creates, which matters more for the durability of an oil premium than any single statement.

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