Commercial shipping suspended after a brief reopening — ~21% of world oil and ~25% of global LNG have no way out.
The strait was briefly reopened on April 21, 2026, but closed again on April 22, 2026.
Diplomatic channels remain open and several parties are pushing for de-escalation, but no agreement to reopen the strait has been reached.
Real-time view of the Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis — transit counts, Brent crude prices, stranded-vessel counts, war-risk insurance, daily throughput, global trade impact, crisis timeline and peace-talk status. Crude prices are live; other figures are curated estimates compiled from public reports and updated periodically.
