The latest Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel-tracking data, via Bloomberg, shows that tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has been paralyzed, with only a few tankers still transiting the critical maritime energy chokepoint.

With that said, the critical maritime chokepoint responsible for 20% of global seaborne oil flows now appears likely to remain disrupted indefinitely.

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/top-energy-analyst-says-irans-navy-too-weak-completely-choke-hormuz

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IRGC Warns Ready To Torch Tankers Entering Strait Of Hormuz As Rubio Tells Iran ‘Hardest Hits Yet To Come’

Late U.S. cash session, UBS analyst Jonathan Garber told clients that “Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander said the Strait of Hormuz is closed and they will set any ship on fire that tries to pass through, Reuters reports, citing Iranian media. WTI crude oil is now up more than 7% following the headlines.” This soon on the heels of CENTCOM having announced that Iran’s Navy now has zero ships in the Gulf of Oman. Whether all of this is fully accurate or not amid the natural competing infowar that accompanies any major conflict, it remains: How many ships will be willing to go through with Iranian kamikaze drones taking pot shots?

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/three-us-f-15s-downed-over-kuwait-iran-war-spirals-reports-paranoia-anxiety-pentagon