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Tracking traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in maps and charts

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(CNN) — Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — the vital shipping lane at the heart of the US-Iran conflict — is again plummeting as the ceasefire agreed on June 17 has broken down.

Traffic had slowly been picking up, but after Iran struck three vessels near the Strait on July 7, the conflict escalated with the United States resuming airstrikes on the country. On July 12, Iran declared the waterway closed and the next day US President Donald Trump responded by insisting the Strait is still open, but reinstated a naval blockade against ships transiting to or from Iranian ports.

CNN is tracking the strait’s traffic volumes in maps and charts.

The conflict between the US and Iran has devolved into a “very determined fight over who controls the Strait of Hormuz,” said Mehran Kamrava, professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar.

Iran aims to control traffic by demanding ships use a route that goes through its territorial waters, while Oman and UN’s International Maritime Organization have proposed an alternative shipping lane hugging the Omani coastline.

Iran rejects this route and has repeatedly carried out attacks on ships using it. On August 1, a tanker took damage to its engine room after being struck by a projectile and second vessel came under fire on the same day.

The US reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil sales on July 7, and the renewed naval blockade came into effect on Tuesday, July 14.

Amin Nasser, CEO of the world’s top oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, said 2.6 billion barrels of crude have been lost from global supplies during the war with Iran, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Nasser also said current trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz are at a tenth of pre-conflict levels, adding that the world will continue to lose more than 100 million barrels of crude for each week the passage is closed.

Read more about how the conflict in the war in Iran is affecting global oil prices, and the price of gasoline in the US here:

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Faribault man accused of stealing Flock camera and attempting to break it

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Click here for updates on this story    MINNESOTA (WCCO) -- A 42-year-old man is accused of stealing a law enforcement camera that reads license plates in Faribault, Minnesota, and trying to break it, according to a court document filed in Rice County.According to the criminal complaint, the man from Faribault is charged with one count each of theft, interfering with emergency communications and fourth-degree damage to property.An individual reported to police on July 27 that someone had stolen a Flock camera, the court document said. The company is contracted by the City of Faribault for automated license plate readers, which police use for investigations, missing persons and other tasks.The complaint said officers checked the camera located near the intersection of Lyndale Avenue South and Highland Place in Faribault and saw it had been removed. "The cables that had been attached to the camera appeared to have been cut and were hanging freely," according to the court document. Police learned the camera went offline during the morning of July 27, the complaint said. The individual who reported the theft told investigators the man charged had allegedly come to their shop on Seventh Street around midnight on July 26 and was telling them about Flock cameras. At one point, he said, "I think I might take one," according to the court document.During the afternoon of July 27, the man came to the individual's shop on Central Avenue, opened a backpack and told them, "it's one of those Flock cameras," the complaint said. The individual said they wanted nothing to do with it. The man later showed up to one of the individual's stores, was looking for tools and trying to "tear apart" the camera, according to the court document. The complaint said officers executed a warrant to search the man's home. They told him they assumed he knew why they were there. According to the complaint, the man told police he found a camera in the road "the other night," that he didn't know what it was and wasn't going to keep it. The officers then asked the man to retrieve the camera, which they later saw had black tape over the lens. While speaking with the man, the complaint said, the officers saw a backpack that "appeared consistent" with the backpack he was wearing in surveillance video of the shop that investigators had previously reviewed.Both the Flock camera and backpack were seized as evidence, the court document said. The license plate reader had the same serial number as the camera missing from the area of Lyndale Avenue South and Highland Place.If convicted, the man faces a maximum of over four years in prison and a fine of up to $14,000.At the same time, law enforcement agencies in other Minnesota communities say they're seeing an increase in vandals targeting the cameras. In Winona, police say someone cut down poles and removed all eight Flock cameras, leaving the city's entire system offline since Saturday. The estimated value of the stolen equipment is roughly $24,000. Investigators are working to learn who is responsible.Edina officials say the city has experienced four separate incidents involving Flock cameras being damaged.As of Monday, the Anoka County Sheriff's Office has had one issue with vandalism of a camera, in the City of Nowthen. Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.
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