Hormuz traffic slumps as US, Iran trade strikes

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Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has significantly decreased following attacks on vessels and retaliatory strikes between the US and Iran. The southern Omani shipping route is notably avoided amid ongoing tensions.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since Wednesday, especially through the UN-backed Omani route, analysts said, after vessels were attacked earlier this week and as the United States and Iran traded renewed strikes. The southern Omani route, used in past weeks by many vessels not linked to Iran, has been largely avoided since Wednesday.