US Treasury Secretary Scott Bassan said that "no one controls" the Strait of Hormuz, and the energy supply continues. According to him, Iran has not sent oil from the terminal on Kharg Island since August, and now there are no tankers with Iranian oil in the sea. Data from Western structures indicate that Tehran maintains control over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. In June, the Council of the European Union officially announced that the naval forces of the Revolutionary Guards "took control of the Strait of Hormuz" and introduced a system for the entry of ships. Passing ships are required to provide information about the vessel, cargo and destination, after which the Iranian side decides whether to allow passage. This control actually works. On October 5, the British UKMTO service documented how the IRGC contacted a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and demanded a change of course under threat of attack. The captain complied and turned the ship around. Cross-strait traffic remains well below pre-war levels. According to Kepler, only seven cargo ships passed through Hormuz on October 7 and ten on October 8. Before the conflict, about 125 large commercial ships passed through the Straits every day.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bassan said that "no one controls" the Strait of Hormuz, and the energy supply continues. According to him, Iran has not sent oil from the terminal on Kharg Island since August, and now there are no tankers with Iranian oil in the sea. Data from Western structures indicate that Tehran maintains control over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. In June, the Council of the European Union officially announced that the naval forces of the Revolutionary Guards "took control of the Strait of Hormuz" and introduced a system for the entry of ships. Passing ships are required to provide information about the vessel, cargo and destination, after which the Iranian side decides whether to allow passage. This control actually works. On October 5, the British UKMTO service documented how the IRGC contacted a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and demanded a change of course under threat of attack. The captain complied and turned the ship around. Cross-strait traffic remains well below pre-war levels. According to Kepler, only seven cargo ships passed through Hormuz on October 7 and ten on October 8. Before the conflict, about 125 large commercial ships passed through the Straits every day.