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Fresh attacks disrupt shipping in Strait of Hormuz

Original: Hormuz Sitrep "Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is under fresh attack, disrupting transit as Brent falls 4.4% in 24 hour

Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is under renewed attack, disrupting transit through the world's most important oil chokepoint. Official PortWatch monitoring recorded just one vessel in the strait on September 27, around 1% of typical traffic, while 65 sanctioned vessels broadcast AIS signals in the Gulf. Brent crude fell 4.4% in 24 hours despite the disruption, and crisis pressure indicators remain elevated at 88.

Why now: The near-total halt of tanker traffic through a critical oil artery, combined with volatile oil prices, is drawing global attention.

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• Hormuz Sitrep "Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is under fresh attack, disrupting transit as Brent falls 4.4% in 24 hours, and the latest official PortWatch count is 1 vessel on September 27 at 1% of typical; 65 sanctioned vessels on AIS in the Gulf; crisis pressure at 88… · ManyRoads@mstdn.social · 7

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