Iran has repeatedly announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened with minimal restrictions, but actual vessel transit numbers remain at roughly 4% of normal (6 ships per day vs 138 typical), indicating that rhetorical claims do not match physical reality and are largely propaganda designed to influence trader behavior.
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“if you look at vessel transit numbers, I think the latest data I saw yesterday were that six ships had managed to get through, whereas normally it was like 138 of a given day. [52:30]”
Created: 8/12/2026, 5:52:35 PM
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