22 of 279 Hormuz Transits Attacked Since Iran War Began

Ship-tracking data shows 279 vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz since the war on Iran began, with 22 of those ships subjected to attacks, a strike rate of roughly one in thirteen transits. The Strait of Hormuz is the world's most critical oil chokepoint, carrying an estimated 20 percent of global petroleum flows, making any sustained interdiction campaign a direct pressure point on energy markets. The attack frequency signals an active interdiction pattern rather than isolated incidents, forcing commercial operators to weigh route diversion, war-risk insurance premiums, and transit timing against operational costs. Insurers, tanker operators, and energy traders will be watching whether the attack rate escalates, stabilizes, or draws a multilateral naval response that could alter transit risk calculus across the broader Persian Gulf shipping corridor.