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Five vessels transit Hormuz on 23 March against a pre-war average of 120 a day, Windward says

Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 0 tied to no party.

Maritime analytics firm Windward tracked five vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz on 23 March, down from an average of 120 daily transits before the war, Al Jazeera reported. Iran's Defence Council warned it would lay sea mines along Iran's southern coast and islands if attacked, and IEA head Fatih Birol said the situation was worse than the 1970s oil shocks combined.

When
23 March 2026
Where
Strait of Hormuz, No single country
What
shipping disruption
Acting party
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. Iran's closure of the strait to vessels linked to its enemies is widely reported and stated by Iranian officials.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: Windward transit data · published 2026-03-25 00:00 UTC
  2. Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: Iranian Defence Council statement; IEA head Birol remarks · published 2026-03-23 00:00 UTC

History

WhenFieldFromToWhy
2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullreportedP1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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The War Record, "Five vessels transit Hormuz on 23 March against a pre-war average of 120 a day, Windward says", ev-20261027-6yzg, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-6yzg/

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