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🚢Hormuz Never Fully Closed. It Was Filtered. From April 13 to April 21, about 10.7 million barrels of Iranian crude still moved through the strait, according to Vortexa. The flow included 35 transits involving Iranian or sanctioned-linked vessels, with 19 tankers leaving the Gulf, 15 entering toward Iran, and exported cargo worth roughly $910 million. That matters because the corridor was not shut. It was narrowed, priced, and selectively managed. The U.S. was not sealing Hormuz itself. It was operating across a wider maritime belt stretching up to 300 miles between the Iran-Pakistan border and Oman’s western boundary. Iran’s tanker network adapted by using disabled transponders and shadow-fleet methods to keep part of the oil stream alive. This is what modern blockade looks like. Not total stoppage. Controlled friction. Enough pressure to raise the cost, not enough control to stop every barrel. Iran did not preserve normal trade. It preserved sanctioned trade under concealment. The result is simple: Washington can choke throughput. Tehran can still monetize opacity. The strait stays open on paper and contested in practice. #Washington#Tehran#Hormuz#Iran#Oil 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events🇺🇸