After the new American-Iranian attack, the traffic through the Hormuz Sea has fallen significantly

Throughout its negotiations with the US, Iran maintains that it has the right to control movement in its waters and impose tolls for ships to pass through.

The US and its Gulf allies, as well as governments in Europe and Asia, oppose this and say the narrow passage should be free and open as it was before the conflict.

After the agreement to end the war, the Iranian government opened a road near the coast of Iran on the north side of the waterway, which all traffic should use.

Iran’s top military commander, Khattam al-Anbiya, reiterated at his central headquarters after the ship was struck this week that “the only safe way for commercial ships and oil tankers to pass through the sea is through the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

After the agreement was signed, JMIC instead proposed that ships take a different route through Omani waters to the south of the Gulf.

The number of ships using this Oman route rose to 28 on June 25, surpassing the number of transits through the Iran route, according to Kepler data.

Then, on June 25 and 27, two ships collided with Iran in Oman, warning all ships to use only authorized routes.

President Donald Trump has accused Iran of “foolish violations” of the truce, and the US military has launched strikes against Iranian targets.

Iran, for its part, has accused the United States of violating the interim agreement and said it has struck targets linked to US forces in the region.

Vessels plying the Oman route initially fell following the strike, before resuming at lower levels than before.