Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as UKMTO Says Most Ship Attacks Go Unreported

Conflicting traffic figures and competing claims of control are making it increasingly difficult to establish what’s happening in the Strait of Hormuz, even as attacks on merchant shipping intensify.

The true extent of attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz remains unclear, with a new report from UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) acknowledging that most vessels struck in the region are not reporting incidents directly to the maritime security organization.

The admission comes as the United States and Iran offer sharply different accounts of who controls the vital waterway, while conflicting transit figures raise further questions about how much