Strait of Hormuz still eerily quiet as doubts remain over ‘fragile’ peace deal

The Strait of Hormuz was still largely devoid of shipping traffic in the hours following the announcement of a Iran-peace-deal" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="131860" data-entity-type="topic">US-Iran peace deal, as analysts warned it remained uncertain how and when normal operations along the waterway would be restored.The only vessel moving in the strait on Monday morning was broadcasting its status as a patrol ship, according to data from vessel tracking platform MarineTraffic, as hundreds of commercial ships remained stranded in the region.The United States and Iran confirmed plans to end their nearly four-month-long hostilities on Monday morning Hong Kong time, with US President Donald Trump posting on social media shortly after that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen after an official signing ceremony for the agreement is held on Friday.