Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by August 31?

Wire activity, no reprice

A linked post crossed the wire and this market did not move beyond its thresholds within the 90-minute window. Recorded for the archive; never delivered as an alert.

@FirstSquawk · 02 Aug 2026, 16:59 UTC

Iranian Foreign Ministry: Opening the Strait of Hormuz is different from our negotiations with the Sultanate of Oman because its closure is linked to the United States violating its commitments.