• ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    I don’t know where you’re getting your information, but it’s mostly incorrect. From the BBC link above, scroll down to find it:

    Only four vessels identified passing through Strait of Hormuz this week - published at 16:01 By Joshua Cheetham

    The latest data from the ship tracking firm MarineTraffic has identified a total of four vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz since Monday, including two making the journey today [March 11, 2026].

    From the same source, it’s not spoofing, but jamming and disabled trackers causing the problem with actual ship tracking:

    Tracking of these ships has been difficult as some may have been turning off their onboard trackers as Iran continues to target vessels in the region. Signal jamming in the region is also causing many ships to give misleading location data.

    I can find no source that says anything about any line of ships waiting to cross, real or not. Probably because they don’t want to get caught in the crossfire.

    What crossfire? Iran is actively firing missiles at neighboring countries and hitting ships already in the Strait of Hormuz.

    All that’s a far cry from the selective closing you described, and I can’t find any source that confirms any such deal as you assert between Iran and any country, GCC or not, that allows current access to the Strait of Hormuz.

    But Trump did lie about escorting a ship, so you got that part right.

    Why did you even bother? Were you just wondering how long it would take for someone to notice and correct you?