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At a Glance Operational Overview Iran has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC declared the waterway closed until further notice following its strike on a Cyprus-flagged container ship for using what it described as an unauthorized route, marking the first formal closure declaration of the conflict. The U.S. responded with a third round…

At a Glance Operational Overview The Strait of Hormuz is once again operating under full conflict conditions. Overnight into July 8, U.S. Central Command struck more than 80 targets inside Iran in direct response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait. Iran retaliated against U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, President…

At a Glance Operational Overview The Strait of Hormuz is functionally contested again. Overnight into July 7, the IRGC struck two laden tankers running dark on the NCAGS-approved outbound route, hitting a Qatari LNG carrier and a Saudi-owned ULCC in a single window. Six vessels rerouted from the southern corridor to the central corridor in…

The first major maritime sanctions deadline of 2026 arrived on January 21, when the EU’s refined-products ban began applying to fuels produced in third countries from Russian crude. That deadline set the tone for the months that followed: more granular rules, more infrastructure-linked exposure, and more time-bound permissions that compliance teams need to track alongside…