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Metro has completed 11 of its 28 projects slated ahead of the Olympics to ease traffic and beef up transit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that two oil tankers attempting to transit the strait with US support turned back after one of them caught fire.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

In 2024, the paper was allegedly leaked after printing, when sealed trunks were opened during transit to exam centres.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

A U.S. official and mediators said Iran and Oman were still far apart on some issues, including whether to charge fees for transit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

One weekend a few months after he’d moved, I heard on my car radio that a vicious blizzard had hit Chicago, closing the airports, shutting down public transit, stranding cars on highways.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

In addition, Iran and Oman reportedly are trying to reach an agreement to resume transits through the strait.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The lightened tanker transits the canal and can collect the oil on the other side, or another ship can load it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

The number of ships using this Omani route grew to a peak of 28 vessels on 25 June, Kpler's data shows, overtaking the number of transits via the Iranian route.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Activity in the southern corridor, approved by the United Nations’ maritime agency and watched over by the U.S. military, has helped transits return to about a third of their prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Unfortunately, transits of Venus, as they are known, are an irregular occurrence.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Before the war, about 25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade transited through the strait.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said it held Iran "fully responsible" for an apparent targeted attack on a vessel called Al-Rekayyat as it transited near the Strait.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Meanwhile, shipping data showed millions of barrels of crude and fuel products transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, reinforcing expectations of improving regional supply flows.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Eight ships carrying raw materials transited the strait on Monday, and six on Tuesday, according to Kpler data updated Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

At the time of the appearance of the great comet of 1843, it was doubtful whether the comet had transited the sun’s disc.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard

The agreement fell apart in early July after Iran hit vessels transiting via routes not approved by the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

What is clear is that the trade is no longer just transiting through the continent but finding new manufacturing sites and markets.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

A renewed US blockade on Iranian ports was imposed on Tuesday evening, which stops vessels from transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Two ships "illegally" transiting the strait "were targeted and stopped by warning shots fired by the navy of the Revolutionary Guards," said a correspondent on national television based near the strait.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

We will expand our global capability for detecting illicit materials, weapons, and personnel transiting abroad or heading for the United States or U.S. interests overseas.

From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism September 2006 by National Security Council (U.S.)