commercial ships
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Iran has effectively halted traffic through the vital waterway that before the war carried a fifth of the world’s oil by launching drones and missiles at commercial ships, roiling the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
On the opening of the strait, the MOU obligated Iran only to “make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial ships with no charge for 60 days only.”
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
In June the US and Iran signed a ceasefire agreement where Iran would, in part, give safe passage to commercial ships.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
News outlets Axios and Politico reported that Washington has given Tehran until Saturday to stop firing on commercial ships transiting Hormuz and acknowledge the waterway is open.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Otherwise . . . the clans cooperated to produce both commercial ships and warcraft, and in crewing them, with the crew members supported by their individual clans.
From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
