
US Reinstates Hormuz Blockade After Drone Strikes and Container Ship Attack
The United States will resume its naval blockade of Iranian ports on 14 July 2026, less than a month after the ceasefire ended, following US drone attacks on Bandar Abbas and a strike on the container ship GFS Galaxy that left one Indian seafarer missing. Shipping through the strait now faces direct military enforcement, immediate traffic collapse and rate spikes exceeding 276 percent on Asia-US lanes.









