On June 21, the latest monitoring data indicated that since the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, there have been no visible vessel traffic records in the strait over the past 24 hours. Analysts suggest that this unusual phenomenon may not mean that shipping activities have completely ceased, but rather that some vessels have activated 'covert passage' modes—such as turning off AIS (Automatic Identification System) and other electronic tracking devices to evade monitoring while attempting to cross.
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