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Wed · 16 Sep 2026

Hormuz Traffic at Six Vessels in 24 Hours, Southern Corridor Records Zero Transits

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Hormuz Traffic at Six Vessels in 24 Hours, Southern Corridor Records Zero Transits

🚢 HORMUZ — Six ships in 24 hours; none took the US-backed southern route. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Six vessels vs. a pre-war baseline of 110 is closure by attrition. The southern corridor through Omani waters — Washington's face-saving alternative to the blocked northern lane — recorded zero transits. Shippers aren't choosing sides; they're choosing away. That zero dismantles the US narrative that a safe route exists and strips Oman of its core mediator argument.

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