New Delhi, March 6 -- A review of shipping signals through the Strait of Hormuz shows maritime traffic through the strategic chokepoint has reached a complete halt over the past 24 hours amid the United States and Israel's attack on Iran and subsequent retaliatory attacks by the middle eastern nation against US bases in the region.

A Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) note on 6 March posted the highest alert for the situation at "Critical", stating that attacks against commercial vessels have continued over the past 24 hours. A 'Critical' scale indicates that an attack is almost certain.

"No confirmed large-scale Iranian missile attacks against Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Oman port infrastructure have been independently verified withi...