Record #3864
Oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war levels by the end of May 2026
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #3864 MeidasTouch · Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 4/2/26
Original quoteright now, the earliest that we can potentially even think about oil shipments returning to some pre-warly earliest is at the end of May. And my own view is that's incredibly optimistic.
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How the call settles
Strait of Hormuz oil shipment volumes are still below pre-war levels as of May 31, 2026
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because Strait of Hormuz traffic remained far below the pre-war baseline of roughly 130-140 vessels per day through May 2026; open transits fell to near zero from May 6, with only a trickle of about 5-10 ships per day, and the waterway had been effectively closed since March 2, 2026.. Applied stored rule: Strait of Hormuz oil shipment volumes are still below pre-war levels as of May 31, 2026.
Outcome evidence
Strait of Hormuz traffic remained far below the pre-war baseline of roughly 130-140 vessels per day through May 2026; open transits fell to near zero from May 6, with only a trickle of about 5-10 ships per day, and the waterway had been effectively closed since March 2, 2026.
Outcome date: 2026-05-31
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-30
Basis: research