Dual Chokepoint Crisis and Renewed Hormuz Attacks

Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb traffic remains far below normal despite mine-clearance efforts and a protected southern corridor; roughly 400 vessels and 6,000 seafarers remain stranded after 70 verified attacks and 19 deaths. The reported September 2 SIDR attack killed two sailors and Oman reportedly rescued 16 crew, while claims of a formal US blockade and Iranian restricted zone remain unverified.