HORMUZ TRACKER: Traffic Slows to Trickle as Opening Hopes Dashed
The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, on April 18.
Photographer: Asghar Besharati/APThe Strait of Hormuz now appears to be just as closed as before Iran and the US said the vital oil channel had been reopened.
Traffic through the strait on Sunday and Monday was reduced to a trickle after Tehran rejected a continuing US naval blockade and moved to seal the waterway again. The reduced movement underscores just how quickly hopes unraveled that cargoes could once again resume.