Trump says the US is helping around 30 ships cross the waterway daily, but ship-tracking data suggests it’s fewer.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said that more than 17 million barrels of oil transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday—a record during the U.S.–Iran conflict—due to American military protection.

Two oil tankers have been struck by unknown projectiles on the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed fighting between Iran and the United States.

Asian economies are racing to build up storage capacity to reduce their exposure to conflict in the Middle East.

Iran’s embassy in Sierra Leone has sparked online buzz with a provocative “Habibi, come to Iran!” message aimed at the US. The post featured a Minesweeper-style animation of the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions rise following US strikes on Iranian military sites and Tehran’s retaliatory missile attacks amid the seven-month conflict.

President ⁠Donald Trump said ⁠on Wednesday that the ​renewed U.S. campaign against Iran ‌would not continue for "too ‌long" after the ⁠biggest ⁠exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington ​since July.