Up to 1,000 Vessels Wait Outside Strait of Hormuz as Traffic Halts in Gulf Crisis
Hundreds of commercial vessels, including tankers and container ships, remain anchored and waiting near the Strait of Hormuz as regional tensions escalate amid the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran. On or around early March 2026, following coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran starting late February, Iran threatened to target any vessels attempting to transit […]