Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, Reuters reported on Monday, citing data.
Five commodity vessels transited the strait on Saturday, with none registered for Sunday, shiptracking data from Kpler showed, versus 31 in the prior weekend.
Ships entering the strait on Saturday included an empty Very Large Crude Carrier with its Automatic Identification System switched off and an Indian-flagged Very Large Gas Carrier that used the Iranian route, Kpler data showed.
A small tanker laden with Iranian fuel oil exited, it showed.
Shipping appeared to grind to a near standstill after the United Arab Emirates said three vessels operated by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were attacked in transit last week.
The United States said it could “maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely.”
Some ships may pass through undetected with transponders off, but the figures are far from the more than 130 ships a day that traversed the Strait of Hormuz before the war launched by the US and ‘Israel’ on Iran in February.
Washington must meet Iran’s conditions regarding the strait in order for shipping to resume, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with local media on Saturday.
Araghchi denies 60-day ceasefire, says US talks have not resumed
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Shahrara News that there is currently no direct or indirect negotiation underway between Tehran and Washington, rejecting reports of a “60-day ceasefire.”
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Source: Agencies (edited by Al-Manar)