Kpler: Ships Transiting Hormuz Strait Fell to 22 on July 9

The number of vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz area fell to 22 on July 9 from 30 a day earlier, marking a second consecutive daily decline in traffic, according to Jiemian News. International market services firm Kpler said the figures include both commercial and non-commercial vessels, with commercial traffic slightly higher than non-commercial, and cited renewed escalation in U.S.-Iran military tensions as weighing on confidence that diplomacy could stabilize the situation in the near term.