Hormuz shipping muted despite Iran war accord: trackers

PARIS — Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz stayed at a trickle Tuesday, maritime trackers indicated, two days after the U.S. promised to reopen it under an agreement with Iran to end their war. As of 1500 GMT on Tuesday, tracking platform Kpler had detected just four crossings of the strategic waterway that day by vessels carrying raw materials. Five were detected on Monday — a similar rate to traffic during the week before the US-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war, announced late Sunday. "The Strait of Hormuz continues to operate below normal commercial levels, despite signals of diplomatic progress," Kpler said on X. The Iranian government said on Tuesday that the U.S. military's counter-blockade of Iranian ports, imposed on April 13, had been lifted ahead of the formal signing of the agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that ships were starting to come out of the strait. He said it would "completely" reopen as soon as the accord is signed on Friday. Shipping groups have warned however that uncertainty remains about the steps towards reopening and how longWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times