Ship traffic in Strait of Hormuz has plunged. The White House response keeps shifting.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In the first 15 days of the war in Iran, just 92 ships braved passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the IMF’s Portwatch in partnership with Oxford University. For comparison, more vessels made that passage just on Feb. 27, the last full day before hostilities began.

And most of those passages — which include some oil tankers — have apparently been ships with ties to Iran, as efforts from the Trump administration to open the waterway to a wider audience have had little immediate effect.

The new data from Portwatch and other trackers offers a fuller portrait of the crucial waterway, making clear just how few ships have made the trip even amid frequent promises from the Trump administration that a return to normalcy is imminent.

For his part, President Trump has made evolving comments throughout the conflict on how soon the strait will reopen — and how much help is needed to get it accomplished.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ship-traffic-in-strait-of-hormuz-has-plunged-the-white-house-response-keeps-shifting-154534968.html

Not like anyone couldn't foresee this.

[enid602]

1. Decisions

And as it becomes even more certain that BiBi really is dead, all decisions from now on will likely be made by the Donald. Think about that.

[Kingofalldems]

2. But warboy said it was open!