Analysis Reveals 60 Percent of Ships in Hormuz Strait Linked to Iran Amid Regional Conflict

Kathmandu. Since the outbreak of war in West Asia, an analysis of maritime data by AFP has revealed that 60 percent of vessels traversing the Strait of Hormuz were either arriving from or departing to Iran.

Iran disrupted global fuel supplies on February 28 in retaliation for US-Israel attacks, causing volatility in global energy markets. According to the global maritime analytics firm Kpler, 221 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz to enter or leave Iran between March 1 and the morning of April 3.