Maritime tracking data showed that the number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz fell to its lowest level in several weeks on Sunday, as a result of renewed strikes between the United States and Iran, and attacks on ships in the Middle East, which increased security concerns.

Data from shipping tracker Kepler showed that only six ships passed through the strait on Sunday, the lowest number in five weeks.

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The oil tankers that left the strait included the supertanker Humanity, loaded with two million barrels of Iranian oil, and another tanker, Captain Andreas, carrying about 500,000 barrels of Kuwaiti oil products, while three empty tankers entered the Gulf to load oil. Most tankers turned off their transponders while crossing the strait. Ship tracking data showed no LNG tankers entered the strait over the weekend.

US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial navigation, despite Iran's earlier announcement of closing the strait after a ship sailed in an unauthorized path and was bombed.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced on Monday that its naval forces stopped two ships in the Strait of Hormuz last night by disabling their systems, without revealing their names.