Shipping traffic has picked up since Iran and the United States agreed last week to re-open the crucial shipping route under an agreement to end the war.
If the U.S. and Iran cement a final deal, analysts say it could take months for the flow of oil, natural gas, fertilizer and other commodities to return to prewar levels.
Israel carried out deadly strikes in south Lebanon on Saturday and Hezbollah maintained that it had the right to respond, hours after the United States announced a renewed ceasefire with Iran.
Virtually halted during three and a half months of conflict, traffic through the crucial trade route appeared to pick up slightly, though shipping groups warned that plans for the resumption of traffi ...
Traffic in the strait appeared to have accelerated on Thursday, with numerous ships seemingly transiting the waterway in both directions, according to AIS signals published on MarineTraffic.
While the deal says that the eventual lifting of sanctions on Iran will depend on future negotiations, the US will immediately issue waivers on Iranian oil sales.
