Ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz rose almost 400% over two weeks, with about 200 vessels last week versus 150 the week before and 40 two weeks earlier, restoring passage to roughly 20% of pre-war levels. Kpler says over the past two weeks more than 80% of liquid cargoes either used the US-backed, IMO-approved Oman route (rejected by Iran) or went dark, likely via the same corridor. Kpler oil-analysis head Homayoun Falakshahi said Iran appears to have at least partially lost control of the strait; Dan Pickering of Pickering Energy called the Oman route the logical option because it lets ships avoid paying Tehran transit fees. In the past seven days 103 vessels entered and 89 exited the strait, up from 76/75 the prior week and versus 18/21 two weeks earlier. Most transiting ships fly Panama or Liberia flags; roughly half are tankers and the remainder dry bulk. Five vessels were hit by Iranian shelling last week, causing two injuries; all were damaged but none sank. Since May the US has been covertly escorting tankers through the strait using a shadow fleet tactic—radar off, close to the Omani coast—to reduce detection.

過去兩週，途經霍爾木茲海峽的船隻數量激增近400%，伊朗似乎正在失去對這條關鍵水道的控制——越來越多船隻開始利用美國支持的航道通過海峽。英國海事貿易行動辦公室的數據顯示，上週有近200艘船隻通過該海峽，高於前一週的150艘和兩週前的40艘。這一增長使該航道的總通行量恢復至戰前水平的約20%。海事情報公司Kpler數據顯示，過去兩週通過霍爾木茲海峽運輸的液體貨物中，超過80%要麼選擇阿曼航線——這是一條由美國支持、經聯合國國際海事組織批准、但遭伊朗拒絕的航道——要麼進入“黑暗狀態”，很可能同樣是通過這條航線。Kpler原油分析主管Homayoun Falakshahi稱：“伊朗似乎已經至少部分失去了對海峽的控制。”皮克林能源合夥公司創始人Dan Pickering補充說：“阿曼航線絕對是最合理的選擇。”他指出，這條航線可以讓船舶避免向德黑蘭支付通行費。 過去7天，有103艘船舶駛入霍爾木茲海峽，89艘駛出，較一週前的76艘駛入、75艘駛出增加27%；與兩週前相比，這一變化更加明顯——當時僅有18艘船駛入、21艘船駛出。大多數通過海峽的船隻懸掛美國盟友巴拿馬和利比里亞的旗幟，不過船旗僅代表船隻的註冊地，而非船東公司的所在地。其中約一半船隻爲油輪，其餘爲乾貨船。過去一週，有5艘船遭到伊朗發射的炮彈襲擊，造成2人傷亡。據報道，這些船隻均受損但並未沉沒。自5月以來，美國一直在悄悄護送油輪通過霍爾木茲海峽，採用關閉雷達、隱蔽通行等“影子船隊”策略，並貼近阿曼海岸航行，以避免被發現。

Indian officials said a bulk carrier sank off India's east coast; the Indian Coast Guard has rescued 14 crew members and is searching for four others reported missing.

印度官員稱，一艘散貨船在印度東海岸沉沒，印度海岸警衛隊已救出14名船員，目前正在搜尋另外四名失蹤船員。

美國總統特朗普在社交平臺上發佈了一張霍爾木茲海峽的地圖，並配文稱：“美國的新領土。”

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck Honshu, Japan, injuring multiple people: Saitama reported nine injuries as of 04:00 JST, Kanagawa three as of 05:00 JST, and Tokyo reported cuts from broken glass. Tokyo Fire Department received about 30 quake-related calls as of 03:00 JST on the 23rd.