The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of the Iran war. Over the past several months, both Iran and the United States have claimed the upper hand – and the competing rhetoric has caused considerable confusion and doubt. At the moment, however, the evidence is clear: The United States, patrolling the strait with its navy, is gaining ground – and Iran is losing much of its control of the critical waterway. More than 80% of vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two weeks have taken the Omani route – a UN-authorized shipping channel that Iran vehemently opposes – according to Kpler, which tracks ships using transponders and satellite data. CNN's Jake Tapper hosts Nebraska…
State of the Union: Kpler reported that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed in the past week, with only two transits recorded Friday. The post Iran War Day 149: U.S. and Iran Pause Strikes for Second Night appeared first on The American Conservative .
The U.S. and Iran paused their mutual strikes for a second consecutive night as the Iran War entered its 149th day on Sunday. A Pentagon official told CNN Saturday that operations against Iran are “on hold.” Iran’s army spokesman, Mohammad Akraminia, told AFP that “our strategy has essentially been retaliatory, we have also halted our retaliatory operations.” CNN reported, citing anonymous sources, that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and Vice President J.D. Vance warned President Trump Friday that depleted U.S. munitions stockpiles made further offensive escalation risky. The pause also came hours after U.S. forces in Iraq’s Erbil were targeted Friday with drone attacks that the IRGC claimed destroyed…Open
Liquefied natural gas transit has been effectively halted. A ship managed by Abu Dhabi’s state oil company managed to cross, said Kpler, a maritime data firm.
Shipping traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz has remained at a virtual standstill, with little movement since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began Feb. 28. Sailings have averaged just a few vessels per day, according to data from Kpler, Lloyd’s List Intelligence and Signal Ocean. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
