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Ship tracking services reported on Thursday that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at less than ten percent of its normal level, despite Iran ostensibly promising to halt terror attacks on civilian vessels as part of its ceasefire agreement with the U.S. and Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n Iran closed the long and narrow strait soon after Operation Epic Fury began on February 28, leaving hundreds of oil tankers and cargo ships trapped in the Persian Gulf. The world\u2019s oil supply was cut by about 20 percent, with the most severely affected<\/a> consumers <\/span>in China and Southeast Asian nations.<\/span><\/p>\n A view from Oman of the vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran on April 8, 2026. (Shadi J. H. Alassar\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The two-week ceasefire agreement <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> by President Donald Trump on Tuesday included a commitment by Iran to \u201cthe complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Only a few ships managed to make it through the strait before Iran reneged on the agreement, <\/span>claiming<\/span><\/a> Israel had violated the ceasefire by continuing its operation against the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists of Lebanon. Israel and the United States insisted Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire deal.<\/span><\/p>\n
![<\/a><\/p>\nA view from Oman of the vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran on April 8, 2026. (Shadi J. H. Alassar\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe two-week ceasefire agreement <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> by President Donald Trump on Tuesday included a commitment by Iran to \u201cthe complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nOnly a few ships managed to make it through the strait before Iran reneged on the agreement, <\/span>claiming<\/span><\/a> Israel had violated the ceasefire by continuing its operation against the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists of Lebanon. Israel and the United States insisted Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire deal.<\/span><\/p>\nReuters on Thursday <\/span>cited<\/span><\/a> ship-tracking data that showed only seven ships passed through the strait in the previous 24 hours, far below the 140 ships that normally pass through every day. Only one of the seven ships was an oil tanker.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nWATCH\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Sen. Cotton: China, Iran Are Allies in Fighting U.S. Leadership of International Order:<\/strong><\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2026\/04\/strait-of-hormuz-4-26-getty.png\"){kind=link}