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Strait of Hormuz now totally blocked — with US stopping 14 Iran-tied tankers and hundreds of others too scared to cross

Nypost · · 688 words · By Ronny Reyes
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Strait of Hormuz now totally blocked — with US stopping 14 Iran-tied tankers and hundreds of others too scared to cross”
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Multiple sources confirm the Strait of Hormuz blockade, including web searches citing US interception of Iran-linked tankers and Wikipedia's 2026 crisis timeline. The claim's core about disrupted traffic aligns with cross-referenced evidence.
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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 — 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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“Traffic at the critical choke point — which carries 20% of the world’s oil — is at a standstill”
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Wikipedia explicitly states the Strait of Hormuz handles 20% of global oil transit and was 'largely blocked' during the 2026 crisis, directly corroborating the claim's factual basis.
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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 — 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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“Only four ships appear to have successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the four days since the blockade came into effect — according to maritime trackers — all of which were entering the Persian Gulf”
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Web search results confirm four vessels crossed the Strait before the blockade, with tracking data aligning with the claim's specifics. Multiple sources independently report this traffic pattern.
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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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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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“But about 800 vessels remain stuck in the Gulf, according to the UK-based Lloyd’s List, leaving 20,000 seafarers in limbo”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support the claim about 800 vessels stranded and 20,000 seafarers.
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“Prior to the war, more than 130 ships traveled through the strait every day but traffic fell to only a handful of vessels after the conflict broke out, the majority of which were linked to Iran”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support pre-war traffic figures or post-conflict vessel counts.
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“The blockade put an end to that, with 14 vessels forced to turn back due to their links with Iranian exports within the first 72 hours, according to US Central Command”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm US Central Command's report on 14 vessels turning back.
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“Only a single ship was caught exiting the strait on Thursday, but it remained to be seen if the vessel, the Comoros-flagged Race tanker, will make it to its final destination in India or if it will be intercepted and forced to turn back by US warships in the Gulf of Oman”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support the specific details about the Race tanker's status.
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“The Iranian-flagged Neshat cargo ship, which came from western Africa, was the latest ship found to have entered the Gulf, with the vessel docking in the Bandar Abbas port just past the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm the Neshat cargo ship's movements or docking.
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“The US-sanctioned oil tanker Alicia, which passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, appeared to be the only ship that crossed that wasn’t bound for Iran, according to Kpler’s maritime tracker”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support the claim about the Alicia tanker being the only non-Iran-bound vessel.
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“Iran has repeatedly warned that it would attack any ship attempting to cross the strait without its permission and paying tolls of up to $2 million”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Iran's $2 million toll warnings.
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“About 800 vessels are currently stuck in the Persian Gulf, including more than 300 oil and gas tankers, according to maritime trackers”
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“The halt of traffic risks chaos for the global economy, but the standstill serves as a major blow to Iran, which was exporting about 2 million barrels of oil a day during the war”
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“Analysts estimate that Iran can only endure a complete halt for two to eight weeks before it’s forced to curb production, risking long-term damage to its oil fields”
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“A halt to Iran’s oil production, however, would also lead to soaring fuel prices in the global market, adding to the already 12 million barrels a day disrupted by the war”
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