The reports of attacks on commercial ships came after the US said it "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-layers in the area. Elsewhere, two drones were downed near Dubai airport.
There are a variety of reasons to be confused, even the entire oil market is confused.
Here are some reasons for confusion:
The Bendy of Hormuz is not closed, it’s just closed to ships Iran doesn’t like. Iran has somehow actually exported more oil since the war began.
Iran has told GCC countries they can use the Bendy if they don’t allow US troops to stage attacks from their countries.
The maritime data is being spoofed. Pretty sure it’s US allies doing the spoofing, they were making it look like there was a line of ships ready to cross, when in actuality they weren’t even there.
The Trump admin straight up lied the other day and said they safley escorted a ship.
I don’t know where you’re getting your information, but it’s mostly incorrect. From the BBC link above, scroll down to find it:
Only four vessels identified passing through Strait of Hormuz this week - published at 16:01
By Joshua Cheetham
The latest data from the ship tracking firm MarineTraffic has identified a total of four vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz since Monday, including two making the journey today [March 11, 2026].
From the same source, it’s not spoofing, but jamming and disabled trackers causing the problem with actual ship tracking:
Tracking of these ships has been difficult as some may have been turning off their onboard trackers as Iran continues to target vessels in the region. Signal jamming in the region is also causing many ships to give misleading location data.
I can find no source that says anything about any line of ships waiting to cross, real or not. Probably because they don’t want to get caught in the crossfire.
All that’s a far cry from the selective closing you described, and I can’t find any source that confirms any such deal as you assert between Iran and any country, GCC or not, that allows current access to the Strait of Hormuz.
But Trump did lie about escorting a ship, so you got that part right.
Why did you even bother? Were you just wondering how long it would take for someone to notice and correct you?
In your world, where inanimate ships “feel” and that means something, there are no sources at all, and you can’t provide any.
In the real world of legitimate news and actual sources, I was unable to find any source describing or relying on “confidence,” but it doesn’t even matter. Any confidence was unjustified. From the same source:
Four commercial vessels have reportedly been attacked in the region since the early hours of Wednesday, according to the maritime intelligence company Vanguard. Vanguard reports that Iran’s military has said two of these vessels - Mayuree Naree and Express Rome - ignored warnings not to transit the Strait without permission.
So much for confidence. Speaking of which, your ass is not a reliable source of information.
Straight’s closed. You can’t sail there.
Strait up.
Yeah idk whats so hard to understand about “closed”. Why does the crew not just refuse going there?
There are a variety of reasons to be confused, even the entire oil market is confused.
Here are some reasons for confusion:
I don’t know where you’re getting your information, but it’s mostly incorrect. From the BBC link above, scroll down to find it:
From the same source, it’s not spoofing, but jamming and disabled trackers causing the problem with actual ship tracking:
I can find no source that says anything about any line of ships waiting to cross, real or not. Probably because they don’t want to get caught in the crossfire.
What crossfire? Iran is actively firing missiles at neighboring countries and hitting ships already in the Strait of Hormuz.
All that’s a far cry from the selective closing you described, and I can’t find any source that confirms any such deal as you assert between Iran and any country, GCC or not, that allows current access to the Strait of Hormuz.
But Trump did lie about escorting a ship, so you got that part right.
Why did you even bother? Were you just wondering how long it would take for someone to notice and correct you?
Yeah? And why do you think those ships felt confident to cross?
In your world, where inanimate ships “feel” and that means something, there are no sources at all, and you can’t provide any.
In the real world of legitimate news and actual sources, I was unable to find any source describing or relying on “confidence,” but it doesn’t even matter. Any confidence was unjustified. From the same source:
So much for confidence. Speaking of which, your ass is not a reliable source of information.
Iran has ports east of the strait, directly in the gulf of Oman
I like calling it the bendy of hormuz
Do you think the Asian slaves on these ships are keeping up to global news on social media?
I doubt they havent heard of their colleagues getting literally bombed lol
Because Trump keeps pushing them to do dangerous and stupid things.
You can make a lot of money if you make it.
Money.
Moose out front should’ve told you.
Strait wisdom to be sure.