Strait of Hormuz Traffic Grinds to a Halt Again as Iran Fires on Passing Ships

Traffic via the Strait of Hormuz has been paralyzed again, with Bloomberg reporting there was only one vessel attempting to exit the strait and none trying to enter. The lonely vessel was a bulk carrier. The freeze followed Iran's late Wednesday firing on three vessels traversing the strait, saying that the ceasefire it had agreed with the U.S. and Israel had been breached. This followed news that Israel is still bombing southern Lebanon, which Iran insisted had to be included in the ceasefire. Earlier this month, Israel and Lebanon even held direct…