Al-Monitor reported eight vessels tracked in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the lowest daily count since August 5, with a 10-day average of 12 transits. LSEG data recorded 11 transits that day and 14 the prior day, compared with a pre-closure norm of 130-140. Iran closed the strait after U.S.-Israeli attacks began February 28, while 30 vessels crossed the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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“Hormuz shipping traffic falls to one-week low amid hostilities”
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The traffic drop illustrates escalatory U.S.-Israeli policies triggering Iranian countermeasures that risk economic harm to working people and the Global South.
“Western and Israeli force over diplomacy as the root cause”
Iran’s closure demonstrates Tehran’s strategy of asymmetric escalation to impose costs on global markets, validating the need for deterrence.
“Iranian aggression and failed diplomatic restraint”
State-initiated hostilities suppress voluntary exchange and raise costs for individuals and firms worldwide without their consent.
“Government coercion overriding property rights and trade freedoms”
All three overlook data inconsistencies, the unverified Houthi claim, and non-blockade explanations such as shipowner decisions or measurement issues.
“Raw tallies presented as settled proof without external corroboration”
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