Ship-tracking data has revealed a notable decline in maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with the number of commodity vessels transiting the waterway holding at around five vessels per day over the weekend. This represents a sharp drop from the average of roughly 14 vessels recorded over the previous ten days.

According to the data, there was little change in the number of vessels transiting the strait on Monday compared with Saturday and Sunday. Four vessels entered the area through the strait, while only one vessel exited.

On Monday, data from Kepler, a company specializing in maritime shipping tracking, showed that traffic over the weekend was limited to smaller vessels, including two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers. Tracking data indicated that one of the vessels exited the strait via the Iranian route, while the other sailed toward India after disabling its identification systems.

These developments come amid escalating regional tensions, as Iran’s Lark Island came under a U.S. attack on Sunday evening, resulting in several fatalities and leaving others wounded.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces said they had “targeted infrastructure, maintenance facilities, and positions where enemy fighter jets were stationed” at the U.S. King Hussein and Azraq air bases in Jordan, as well as positions housing U.S. helicopters and military forces at Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.