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Hormuz shipping traffic falls sharply as US insists waterway ‘fully open’

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Washington remains satisfied with current oil and gas flows through the strait, according to a senior US official speaking to Al Jazeera.

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Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026.

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Published On 7 Sep 2026

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell 28 percent to 77 vessels last week, according to shipping data from Kpler, the commodities and shipping data and analytics firm.
A senior United States official has told Al Jazeera that the waterway is fully open and under US Navy control, adding that Washington remains satisfied with current oil and gas flows through the strait.

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