Uganda, April 15 -- No vessel breached the US blockade on Iran in the first 24 hours, the US Central Command said on Tuesday, while ship-tracking data showed that several vessels continued to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on the same day. That raises three questions: What is the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz? To what extent has shipping through the strait declined since the conflict began? And where could the standoff head next?

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE STRAIT?

The US Central Command said on Tuesday that no vessel had breached the US blockade in the first 24 hours, adding that six merchant ships had turned back under US. instructions to an Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman. More than 10 warships and dozens ...