While US President Donald Trump claimed the US was helping some 30-40 ships cross the Hormuz Strait daily, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated at least 10 million barrels of oil were passing through, ship-tracking data suggests a different picture. Marine analytics firm Kpler recorded only 6 vessels crossing on Wednesday, with a 10-day average of 13. Lloyd's List Intelligence reported an average of 12 transits per day from August 26 to September 1. Iran maintains the strait remains under its control and warned ships attempting to transit via “illegal routes” risk being targeted. The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) also advised that commercial traffic was “far below baseline” and the risk level for Hormuz was “severe” due to continued mine risks, despite US claims of clearing them.