# Vessel traffic through Hormuz dwindles as markets watch Iran-Oman talks

https://mins.news/en/item/15808

- Reuters, 2026-08-07 04:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/vessel-traffic-through-hormuz-dwindles-this-week-markets-watch-iran-oman-talks-2026-08-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a75640269018900011c3955

> Data showed that only 33 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz from Monday to Thursday this week. That compared with 50 vessels during the same period a week earlier. Markets were watching talks between Iran and Oman for indications of progress toward reopening the key waterway.

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