Strait Open After 112 Days

By Mark Davidson on June 21, 2026 • ( 0 )

(21 June 2026) It is now 11 pm MST June 21, or, 5 AM GMT, June 22. We have been watching world and Mideast events, waiting for escalation of what looks to be the Second Signpost.

The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for 112 days. I believe we can now consider it open. Not only have the peace talks resumed today, but the regime said they would allow traffic through the Strait.

The confirmation is from Marinetraffic.com. The map below shows that at this moment five oil tankers are heading out of the Gulf, and six heading in.

Snapshot of lack of crude oil tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz on June 22, 5 am GMT, 2026. From marinetraffic.com.

This volume of traffic is no where near what it was before the war, but it is the greatest volume since that time.

Of course, 112 days multiplied by a loss of 10 to 15 million barrels a day has exhausted most oil inventories around the world.

Conclusion

Since the Strait is essentially re-opened, the global inventories should not be driven over the cliff. As long as the war does not restart, and Iran does not destroy the remainder of the Arab oil facilities, we have a perhaps a few days or a few weeks before fuel prices head up again and more fuel shortages afflict more nations.

Continue to prepare.

The coming famine is baked in.

Keep watch, for any move by Iran will cause oil and fuel prices to rise significantly.