# Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/24701

- CGTN, 2026-08-16 23:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-17/news-1PFLiWyHYjK/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply over the weekend after tanker attacks as US-Iran talks stalled. The United States said it could sustain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, while Iran said US forces had been expelled from the surrounding waters and barred from returning.

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