Track Strait of Hormuz ship traffic as Trump blockades Iran ports
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been at a near-standstill for weeks amid the Iran war, sending prices of oil and other key goods soaring.
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There has been an almost daily back and forth over whether the strait is open or closed, blockaded or not. This week, President Donald Trump said that U.S. forces had seized an Iranian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman after the ship allegedly ignored orders to stop.
NBC News is tracking the daily count of how many ships pass through the strait. Note that exact numbers may be higher; some ships manipulate their GPS trackers during transit.
