Hormuz Traffic Ticks Up, But Gulf Crude Exports Remain Impaired

Amid a fragile US-Iran ceasefire attempt, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted after weeks of strikes, with LNG tankers hit at an Egyptian port and US forces escorting oil convoys through the chokepoint. This escalating confrontation over the world's most critical oil artery echoes prophetic warnings of nations in distress and perplexity, with wars and rumors of wars intensifying as global trade and security unravel in the last days.