Iran's Last Weapon Shattered: Tanker Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Soars Nearly 400 Percent

Iran’s last weapon is being stripped away before the world’s eyes. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has surged nearly 400 percent as U.S.-protected oil tankers defy Tehran’s threats and move through the critical waterway. The chokehold Iran once wielded over global energy markets is collapsing, along with its power to terrorize the world.

NYP: Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz is weakening: The New York Post reports a 400% increase in traffic volume in the strait. According to the newspaper, traffic on the strategic maritime route surged by nearly 400% in the last two weeks, amid increased use of vessels in… pic.twitter.com/JuQBXNmhKB

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PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST DROPPED: “NEW US Territory”

“Strait of Hormuz”

16 million barrels of oil made it through last night, Trump knows Iran is losing! pic.twitter.com/urNk8NiC37

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JUST IN: Iran is publicly LASHING OUT, after President Trump got 16 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday alone, per Axios

They are NOT looking forward to Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent’s Monday announcement to economically devastate Iran even further! … pic.twitter.com/kfVzB7KzYE

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Open for business Traffic in Strait of Hormuz skyrockets nearly 400%, as analysts say Iran’s grip on critical waterway weakens

The US has been quietly shepherding oil tankers across Hormuz since May, using shadow fleet tactics like turning off their radars to sneak by undetected and navigating close to the coast of Oman.

By Gabrielle Fahmy, NY Post, August 22, 2026:

Iran appears to be losing its grip on the Strait of Hormuz while traffic through the critical waterway has exploded by nearly 400% over the last two weeks — as ships increasingly use a US-backed corridor to cross.

Nearly 200 ships navigated the strait last week, up from 150 the previous week and just 40 two weeks earlier, according to data from the UK Maritime Trade Operations Center.

The surge brings total traffic along the passage route to about 20% of pre-war levels, through which roughly 20% of the world’s seaborne oil flowed in peacetime.

Activity in Hormuz ground to a near halt after the Iran war began in late February, but vessels are now increasingly navigating through despite the ongoing standoff between Tehran and the US.

More than 80% of liquid cargoes transiting the Strait of Hormuz over the past two weeks have either taken the Omani route — a US-backed, UN International Maritime Organization-authorized channel Iran rejects — or gone “dark,” likely slipping through the same corridor, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler.

“It increasingly looks like Iran has at least partially lost control of the strait,” Homayoun Falakshahi, head of crude oil analysis at Kpler, told CNN this week.

“The Oman route absolutely makes the most sense,” added Dan Pickering, founder of Pickering Energy Partners, noting it’s a way for vessels to avoid the possibility of paying a toll to Tehran.

Over the past seven days, 103 ships entered the strait and 89 exited it — a 27% jump from a week ago, when 76 ships entered and 75 exited.

The change is even more visible compared to two weeks ago — when just 18 ships entered and 21 ships exited the waterway at the center of the dispute between the warring countries.

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