The British-based Winward Maritime Analysis Company released a report on the 9th that due to the ongoing exchange of fire between the US and Iran, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has declined sharply, and commercial ship traffic leaving the Persian Gulf via the strait has basically come to a standstill. According to the report, the traffic volume of the Strait of Hormuz has recently experienced sharp ups and downs. The Strait of Hormuz recorded a total of 51 passages on the 7th, and the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf surged to 35; 35 trips were recorded on the 8th, and only 2 of the 18 ships left via the southern channel, indicating that after the attack the night before, ship operators chose to avoid the channel close to Oman; from the night of the 8th to the early morning of the 9th, the Strait of Hormuz recorded only 5 passages, and only 1 left the Persian Gulf.

The British-based Winward Maritime Analysis Company released a report on the 9th that due to the ongoing exchange of fire between the US and Iran, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has declined sharply, and commercial ship traffic leaving the Persian Gulf via the strait has basically come to a standstill. According to the report, the traffic volume of the Strait of Hormuz has recently experienced sharp ups and downs. The Strait of Hormuz recorded a total of 51 passages on the 7th, and the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf surged to 35; 35 trips were recorded on the 8th, and only 2 of the 18 ships left via the southern channel, indicating that after the attack the night before, ship operators chose to avoid the channel close to Oman; from the night of the 8th to the early morning of the 9th, the Strait of Hormuz recorded only 5 passages, and only 1 left the Persian Gulf.