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RT captures ship congestion in Hormuz Strait amid US-Iran standoff

RT News · · 263 words · By Russia Today
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“hundreds of vessels are backed up waiting to pass through [the Strait of Hormuz]”
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Multiple sources confirm the congestion. Bloomberg reports hundreds of vessels clustering near Dubai, and Wikipedia notes shipping has been largely blocked since February 28, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — A person observes vessel movements in the strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website.Iran imposed a blockade on foreign shipping using the strait of Hormuz soon afterwards and Trump imposed a counter…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/shipping-bosse…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hundreds of vessels were seen clustering near Dubai on Tuesday, as more ships moved away from a still-empty Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s efforts to widen. its area of control. A weeks-long c…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-05/ships-clu…
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“The waterway has remained largely shut since the US-Israeli attack on Iran in February”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis' and '2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign' explicitly state that shipping has been largely blocked by Iran since February 28, 2026, following US-Israeli air attacks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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“Iran announced the creation of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA)”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the creation of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) on May 5, 2026, to regulate maritime transit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) is an Iranian statutory authority responsible for the authorisation and regulation of maritime transit after contacting the authority. It was founded on 5 May 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority
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“the strategic passage... carries roughly a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil and LNG”
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Wikipedia and IEA data confirm that approximately 20-25% of the world's seaborne oil and LNG passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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“vessels seeking passage would need PGSA permits”
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Multiple sources, including AGBI and IBTimes UK, as well as Wikipedia, confirm that the PGSA requires vessels to register, fill out forms, and obtain permits for passage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) is an Iranian statutory authority responsible for the authorisation and regulation of maritime transit after contacting the authority. It was founded on 5 May 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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“[Iran] declared a sweeping zone of control stretching from its coastline toward waters near the UAE”
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Web search results confirm Iran unilaterally declared a 'controlled maritime zone' that extends into waters considered by the UAE and Oman to be their own.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iranians in the United Arab Emirates are residents of Iranian national background living in the UAE. They comprise an estimated 5–8% of the population and have contributed significantly to the country…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranians_in_the_United_Arab_Em…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The two nations previously maintained diplomatic missions, but the United Arab Emirates closed its embassy in Tehran on March 1, 2026, following a series of Iranian missile and drone strikes on Emirat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_Arab_Emirates_rela…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 United States–Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_in_the_20…
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“many [vessels] awaiting permission from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to pass”
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Al Jazeera, Lloyd's List, and other web sources confirm that vessels must apply to the IRGC for permission and clearance codes to pass through the Strait.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran will require all vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz to obtain IRGC permission, according to an Al Jazeera report of an address by an Iranian military official.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ira…
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web search NEUTRAL — Through the authority, ship captains and operators can apply directly to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for permission to cross the Strait of Hormuz. The so-called PGSA even provides an …
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/iran-strait-of-hormuz…
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web search NEUTRAL — If the vessel passes the Iranian screening, the IRGC issues a clearance code and route instructions. Upon approach, the vessel will be hailed over VHF radio for verification of the codes, and a pilot …
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156720/Tehrans-toll-booth-syst…
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“US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to resume strikes on Iran if the Islamic Republic did not give Washington “the right answers” in the peace negotiations”
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Multiple news sources (BBC, The Guardian, and other web results) report that President Trump threatened to resume strikes on Iran if peace negotiations did not yield satisfactory results.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump threatened "there won't be anything left" of Iran if no peace deal is reached, as their truce came under further strain with drone attacks on US allies in the Gulf.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/trump-says-cloc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has made a new proposal for a deal to definitively end the war in the Middle East, officials in the region said on Monday, with Donald Trump claiming he had postponed new military strikes so talk…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/iran-new-propo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US and Iran could resume talks "over the next two days", President Donald Trump has said, following the failed negotiations in Pakistan over the weekend. The US said no ships have passed through i…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cp9vm5ezxz4t
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