Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained very light on Wednesday, the first day since President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran. Trump’s decision to unilaterally extend the truce has not opened the strait. Iran is still trying to control ship traffic in the sea lane, while the U.S. maintains its blockade of Tehran’s ports and vessels. At least six ships transited the strait Wednesday including three oil tankers, according to tracking data from LSEG. The Iranian tanker Atlantis II appears to have crossed the strait into the Gulf of Oman despite the U.S. blockade. Traffic was little changed compared with Tuesday when at least six ships made the trip, according to LSEG. About a dozen commercial vessels of various types transited on Monday, the data showed. Traffic is way below normal levels before the war when more than 100 ships crossed the strait daily. – Ship attacks – The security situation in the strait remains dangerous. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday that it seized two container ships as they tried to cross the strait “without authorization,” according to the state news agency Tasnim. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre, or UKMTO, has warned ships that there are “high levels of activity” in the strait and they should report suspicious activity. A cargo ship was fired upon on Wednesday and is now stopped in the water…Read more