Minimum Traffic: Commercial shipping has plummeted to historic lows; on April 19, only three vessels were reported to have transited the strait.Kinetic Incidents: Over the weekend, US Marines seized the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska after it attempted to evade the blockade. Meanwhile, the IRGC has reportedly fired on merchant ships, including Indian-flagged tankers, and has threatened to destroy any military vessels approaching the waterway.
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