{"id":327005,"date":"2026-03-18T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-strait-of-hormuz-really-closed\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:00:06","slug":"is-the-strait-of-hormuz-really-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-the-strait-of-hormuz-really-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Strait of Hormuz really closed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/W68S6mDqrio\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is the Strait of Hormuz really closed?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W68S6mDqrio\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Only 90 tankers have transited through the Strait of Hormuz since March 1st, according to Lloyd\u2019s List Intelligence. CNN\u2019s Eleni Giokos speaks with Lloyd\u2019s List Intelligence editor in chief Richard Meade about the \u201cShadow Fleets\u201d that are getting through the strait despite the channel having been effectively closed since the start of the war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only 90 tankers have transited through the Strait of Hormuz since March 1st, according to Lloyd\u2019s List Intelligence. 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