Splash 24717 Jul 2026Macro
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Over the past five days, the Hormuz crisis has worsened sharply. A 7,000 teu Global Feeder Shipping containership was attacked and caught fire, forcing the crew to abandon ship and prompting fresh US and Iranian strikes. Traffic fell to a five-week low as Tehran declared the strait closed, while Washington insisted it remained open. Donald …