Minimal Traffic in Strait of Hormuz as US Blockade Kicks In

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Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 19, 2012. Kamran Jebreili/AP PhotoTraffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been minimal in the hours after the U.S. Navy began blockading the crucial waterway to ships coming to or from Iranian ports.MarineTraffic said in a post on X that the Ostria, a 575-foot tanker flying the flag of Botswana, reversed course after approaching the strait from the Persian Gulf.

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