| Date | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Tracker | Strait of Hormuz Tensions |
| Type | Diplomatic |
| Location |
Gulf of Aden
12.53, 47.92 (approximate) |
Germany confirmed on July 23 that the minehunter Fulda and the tender Mosel would leave Djibouti for the eastern Mediterranean, ending their forward deployment for a possible European mine-countermeasures mission in the Strait of Hormuz. The two ships had been sent to the Horn of Africa in June to place mine-clearing capability within reach of the Gulf should European navies be asked to help reopen the strait. Berlin concluded that with no end to the conflict in sight, a clearing mission was unlikely to materialise.
| Series | That day | Prior 30-day avg | Week after vs before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transits | 0 -100% | 17.3 | -26% (34 → 25) |
| Tankers | 0 -100% | 8.1 | -40% (10 → 6) |
| Cargo ships | 0 -100% | 9.1 | -21% (24 → 19) |
| Date | Type | Incident |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2024 | Interception | Iranian commandos rappel from helicopter to seize container ship MSC Aries near Strait of Hormuz |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Interception | Iran's IRGC seizes Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Talara off Khor Fakkan |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Strike | US opening strikes destroy Iran's fleet at Bandar Abbas as Hormuz transits collapse |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Strike | US sea drones strike Bandar Abbas submarine base in first combat use of armed USVs |
IMF PortWatch data published on GMN's Strait of Hormuz tracker shows commercial ship transits averaging 3.17 a day over 1-6 September 2026, against 85.5 a day in 2025; other counters read higher, but every independent count is a small fraction of the pre-war norm.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on 8 September 2026 it had recovered a US Navy Anduril Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz; US Central Command said the vehicle had malfunctioned more than a day earlier, and Anduril confirmed the loss.
The United States decommissioned its four Bahrain-based Avenger-class mine hunters in September 2025 and shipped the hulls home in January 2026. When Iran began mining the Strait of Hormuz two months later, according to CENTCOM, the Navy had to sail two of its last four minesweepers from Japan.