LONDON

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained limited, with 15 vessels transiting the waterway in the last three days, according to data from real-time vessel tracking platform MarineTraffic.

But shipping activity in the Strait of Hormuz continues to be constrained.

Fifteen vessels were identified as having passed through the strait in the past three days, including eight bulk carriers, five tankers and 2 LPG carriers.

About 87% of the transits were outbound, while many vessels were seen taking “unusual routes” through Iranian territorial waters.

Only 13% of vessels passing through the strait in the last three days were inbound to the Gulf, indicating that the imbalance in traffic flows persists.

As US and Israeli military attacks launched against Iran on Feb. 28 and Iran’s retaliatory strikes continue, Tehran’s position has been that the Strait of Hormuz is open to all except the US and its allies.

The US and Israel's attacks have so far killed around 1,300 people in Iran, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure, while disrupting global markets and aviation.

*Writing by Mucahithan Avcioglu in Istanbul