Is the Strait of Hormuz open today?
NO
IMF PortWatch recorded just 1 transit on Sep 20 vs 85/day baseline; a vessel was struck today killing 1 crew; Iran keeps strait shut pending US concessions.
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- NO23 Sept, 20:23 UTCIMF PortWatch recorded just 1 transit on Sep 20 vs 85/day baseline; a vessel was struck today killing 1 crew; Iran keeps strait shut pending US concessions.
- NO23 Sept, 17:23 UTCEffectively closed as of 23 Sep 2026: only 1 transit on Sep 20 vs. ~85/day pre-crisis; tankers still being struck; convoys move only under naval escort.
- NO23 Sept, 14:23 UTCTraffic ~1–17 vessels/day vs. 85–100 baseline; Iran declares strait closed, ships struck by projectiles, US-Iran stalemate persists as of Sep 22.
- NO23 Sept, 11:23 UTCIran's blockade holds; only 1 transit logged Sept 20 vs ~85/day normal; fresh ship attacks reported; US-Iran UNGA talks ongoing but no deal.
- NO23 Sept, 08:23 UTCIMF PortWatch recorded just 1 transit on Sep 20 vs 85/day pre-war; Iran's IRGC closure declaration holds and CNBC reports talks ongoing as of Sep 23.
- NO23 Sept, 05:23 UTCEffectively closed since Feb 28; only ~8 transits/day vs 85 baseline; tanker attacks ongoing as of Sep 22, 2026.
- NO23 Sept, 02:23 UTCEffectively closed since Feb 28; only ~8 transits/day vs 85 baseline; tanker strikes reported Sep 20–22; Iran conditions reopening on US concessions.
- NO22 Sept, 23:23 UTCStrait effectively closed since Feb 28; tankers struck Sep 20–21; only ~8–12 transits/day vs. 85 pre-crisis baseline.