Strait of Hormuz traffic this week was 20% of pre-war average, though US says “oil is flowing”

The number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz rose 27 percent in the past week, according to a CNN analysis of figures from the UK Maritime Trade Operations center (UKMTO), which recorded 103 entering and 89 leaving. However, that is only 20 percent of the seven-day pre-war average, with the waterway still a focal …