India, March 11 -- As the world's biggest chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, continues to be a huge concern for the world, commercial ships are now becoming the target of Iranian attacks across the Persian Gulf amid the escalating war between Iran and the United States.

This comes as the Strait of Hormuz reportedly remained effectively closed to almost non-Iranian ships. Inbound traffic to the Persian Gulf was also at a standstill in the last 24 hours. Follow UAE news live updates

The only reported movement was that of two bulk carriers and a small number of Iran-linked vessels, including a supertanker, a container ship and a hulk carrier, Bloomberg reported, citing vessel-tracking data.

Iran reportedly attacked commercial ships across ...