lol, if this were a Football Game you would be saying 'BOOM' everytime the Team you're rooting for made another large gain for a measly 'First Down.' Still Looking at the WRONG SCOREBOARD
Or if this were the famous Ali-Forman Rumble in the Jungle - you would still be on the NAIVE BOXING FAN's side assuming that Foreman was winning that fight because he was throwing more punches, but they are NOT HAVING and IMPACT for the GAME WINNING STRATEGY was the Ol' ROPE-A-DOPE STRATEGY .... Still Looking at the WRONG SCOREBOARD...
LOL, it's funny that you and the DS Iranian talking points CLAIM that the COUNTRY WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED any SHIPPING into their OWN PORTS, nor have they TRANSITED ANY SHIPS OUT of their OWN PORTS within these SAME STRAITS YOU CLAIM they CONTROL!!!!
That's so PROPOSTEROUS it's HILARIOUS...
YES, while you may be accurate about this TACTICAL LEVEL ACTIONS - TACTICS ALONE DO NOT WIN STRATEGIC WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT IRREGULAR WARFARE!!!
You obviously MISSED SEC BESSET's resent CHECKMATE CLAIMS that we are in the PROCESS of ENABLING SO MANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE MEANS (PIPLELINES etc) for OIL to FLOW that IRAN will NO LONGER HAVE the ABILITY to HOLD the WORLD HOSTAGE with the DS ARM of Hostilities to Control the Market...
BOTTOMLINE THE IRANIAN REGIME WILL INEVITABLY LOSE THIS WAR ONE WAY or ANOTHER... They have NO LEVERAGE and TIME IS ON OUR SIDE!!! The November Elections are NO LONGER A FACTOR... As the DS LEFTISTS are TOAST!!! The PEOPLE ARE AWKENED to the DS LEFTISTS COMMUNIST SOCIALIST AGENDA and the ELECTIONS WILL BE PROTECTED BEFORE, DURING and/or AFTER!!!
FACTS and FIGURES for PERSPECTIVE on your loose USE of the term "Control."
Number of ships that have transited the straights of hormuz over the past 3 months:
Roughly 700–1,000+ (depending on the data source and methodology), far below pre-crisis levels of ~70–140 per day. There is no single definitive public total for the past ~3 months (mid-May to mid-August 2026), as counts vary by whether they include only AIS-tracked vessels or also “dark” (AIS-off) ships, and by tracking firm.
Key available figures
- IMF PortWatch (satellite AIS data, via straits.live): ~679 total two-way transits from 14 May to 9 August 2026.
- Late May (14–31): ~61
- June: 321
- July: 261
- 1–9 August: 36Recent daily figures have mostly been in the low single digits to low teens (7-day average ~4.4 as of 9 Aug), versus a pre-crisis normal of roughly 73/day in this series. Data has a short lag and occasional upward revisions.
- Lloyd’s List Intelligence: At least 233 in May and 576 in June (higher than PortWatch, as it captures more movements). Traffic more than doubled from May to June amid a temporary ceasefire/MoU period, but remained well below the prior year’s levels (e.g., June 2025 had over 3,100). Later weeks in July saw sharp drops (e.g., preliminary ~39 in one late-July week).
- Kpler: ~3,350 total crossings from ~1 March to ~12–13 August 2026 (across the whole conflict period to date, ~20% of what pre-war traffic would have been). Daily averages were very low early on, rose during the mid-June MoU window (peaks near 40–60 on some days), then fell again after re-escalation in early July (often to single digits or low teens recently). Includes more dark/unknown activity.
- Other references: JMIC reported hundreds of open transits after the mid-June MoU (e.g., cumulative figures in the high hundreds by mid-August). Pre-crisis norms cited across sources are typically ~100–140 vessels/day.
Context
Traffic collapsed after the late-February 2026 conflict began (often to single digits or near-zero on many days), with a partial recovery during the June ceasefire/MoU window, followed by another sharp decline amid renewed tensions and attacks. Many vessels have used non-standard routes (Iranian unilateral scheme or southern/Omani corridors), and a significant share have operated with AIS off. Numbers remain a small fraction of normal and continue to fluctuate with security conditions. For the absolute latest daily figures, check sources such as straits.live (IMF PortWatch), Kpler, Lloyd’s List Intelligence, or MarineTraffic.
How many Ships has the US Navy refused access to the Straits of Hormuz?
As of mid-August 2026, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reports that U.S. forces have redirected 62 commercial vessels, disabled 3, and boarded 2 while enforcing a naval blockade on traffic to and from Iranian ports.
This is the most recent public figure (as of August 14, 2026). These actions target vessels linked to Iranian ports or coastal areas, primarily in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea approaches—not a general denial of access to the Strait of Hormuz itself.
Key context and distinctions
- U.S. official position: The Strait of Hormuz remains open for neutral commercial transit to/from non-Iranian destinations. CENTCOM has stated that U.S. forces support freedom of navigation for vessels not violating the blockade and have assisted some transits (including claims of facilitating over 1,000 in certain periods). The blockade focuses on interdicting ships entering or leaving Iranian ports.
- Initial blockade phase (April 13–June 18, 2026): CENTCOM reported redirecting more than 140 compliant vessels, disabling 9 non-compliant ones, and allowing over 50 humanitarian shipments to pass.
- Renewed blockade (from July 14, 2026 onward): Figures built up gradually (e.g., 12–24 redirected in late July, rising to the mid-50s by early August, reaching 62 by August 14). Some earlier reports from the renewed phase listed lower counts that were later updated.
Non-compliant ships have faced progressive measures: radio warnings, then redirection, disablement of propulsion/steering (e.g., via precision munitions from aircraft or ship guns into engine/smokestack areas), or boarding for inspection. Humanitarian vessels have generally been allowed through after verification.
Related but different actions
The U.S. Navy has also
refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz (citing high attack risks), especially early in the conflict. This is a refusal of protective escorts, not a refusal of access to the waterway.
No comprehensive public total exists for every vessel ever turned away across the entire conflict (due to phased operations, dark/AIS-off shipping, and evolving reporting), but the CENTCOM tallies above are the primary official numbers on redirected or interdicted commercial vessels tied to the Iran port blockade. Figures can change as enforcement continues.
