What is the current status of commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the article?

Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a 'virtual standstill', with outbound transits severely limited—only one Iran-linked bulk carrier was observed leaving the Persian Gulf on Sunday morning, following just five ships on Saturday, including the Sarv Shakti carrying LPG to India; observed inbound traffic was similarly minimal, with only a single small Iran-linked cargo carrier noted on Sunday morning, and vessel movements largely confined to the narrow northern lane approved by Tehran.

How are Iran-linked vessels adapting to the US naval blockade and tracking restrictions in the region?

Iran-linked vessels are increasingly switching off their Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals to avoid detection by the US Navy blockade stationed east of the Gulf, making accurate traffic assessment difficult; it was already common for such ships to disable AIS when entering or exiting the Persian Gulf—and often not re-enable it until reaching the Strait of Malacca, roughly 13 days’ sailing from Iran’s Kharg Island—so transit figures may be revised upward later when vessels reappear far from high-risk waters.

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