00:00Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen by 95% since the start of the conflict on February 28th.
00:07Data analyzed by BBC Verify shows an average of just five to six vessels are now crossing daily, compared to
00:16138 before the war.
00:19Around a third of these recent crossings were made by ships with connections to Iran.
00:27Many of the ships appeared to take a different and longer route, hugging the Iranian coastline,
00:33a move experts describe as an effort to ensure easy identification by Iranian forces.
00:39The risks remain high.
00:41Reuters reports at least 20 commercial vessels have been attacked off the coast since the fighting started.
00:47Those still moving through the waterway faced threats from drones, missiles and potential mines.
00:53While some energy and consumer goods are still trickling through, the flow is highly restricted.
00:59After recent crossings, 14 were under the Iranian flag, 9 were linked to companies in China and 6 listed India
01:07as their destination.
01:08A small number of non-Iranian ships, including Greek-owned vessels, were also reported to have docked at Iranian ports.
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