Exclusive Follow-ups – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
Data from the ship-tracking agency “Kpler” revealed on Tuesday a new collapse in navigation traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the data, Monday recorded only 5 confirmed transit operations, a 50% decline compared to 10 transits the previous day, an indication of the continued disruption of the world’s most vital waterway.
The specialized ship-tracking agency explained that transit traffic through the strait witnessed a sharp decline on August 31, with four ships entering the Persian Gulf while only one exited, via a mix of Iranian and Omani routes. This reflects the continued full Iranian control over the strait, through which approximately 20% of global oil supplies pass.
This sharp decline in navigation traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is attributed to the escalating confrontation between Washington and Tehran, after weeks of relative calm following the signing of the memorandum of understanding last June.
On August 19, US President Donald Trump announced the “largest crushing economic operation” against Iran, describing it as an economic war and isolation on an unprecedented scale, warning any country against providing financial or logistical support to Tehran.
The military escalation came on August 30, when US forces launched the first known strike against Iran since late July, targeting two Revolutionary Guard missile launch pads on the strategic Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, under the pretext of monitoring Iranian preparations to launch missiles carrying naval mines.
The strike resulted in the martyrdom and injury of soldiers and civilians.
The Revolutionary Guard responded by bombing American bases in Jordan, vowing a harsher response, describing the attack as a “fatal strategic error.”
These developments coincided with Iran’s continued prevention of violating ships from crossing the strait, having prevented 30 ships in the past week alone.
جميع الحقوق محفوظة للخبر اليمني 2025م