Strait of Hormuz still eerily quiet as doubts remain over ‘fragile’ peace deal

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Following the US-Iran peace deal, shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains minimal with many commercial vessels stranded. Analysts caution that the fragile peace agreement may not immediately normalize operations in this vital maritime corridor.

The Strait of Hormuz was still largely devoid of shipping traffic in the hours following the announcement of a US-Iran peace deal, as analysts warned it remained uncertain how and when normal operations along the waterway would be restored. The only vessel moving in the strait on Monday morning was broadcasting its status as a patrol ship, according to data from vessel tracking platform MarineTraffic, as hundreds of commercial ships remained stranded in the region. The United States and Iran...