Iran was the top exporter of commodities through the Strait of Hormuz in March, as shipments from other countries fell off a cliff with Tehran’s blockade of the vital waterway, data by analytics firm Kpler showed.<\/p>\n
Iran is usually the fifth largest exporter of commodities — goods such as crude oil and other petroleum products, liquified natural gas (LNG), and dry bulk including fertilisers — through the strait.<\/p>\n
But shipments by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Qatar dropped by at least 96 percent each in March compared to the previous 12 months’ average, according to Kpler.<\/p>\n
Iran’s shipments did also fall — but by only 26 percent, the data showed.<\/p>\n
Tehran’s forces choked off the strait after Iran was attacked by the United States and Israel on February 28. Since then it has allowed only a trickle of ships to pass through.<\/p>\n
Around a fifth of the world’s crude oil and LNG normally passes through the strait, and Tehran’s paralysing of it ignited fears of a global energy crisis, with Asian countries in particular impacted in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
A US blockade of Iranian ports has appeared to further curb traffic of the trade route already paralysed by Iranian forces in recent days.<\/p>\n
Bahrain and Kuwait did not ship any commodities through the strait in March.<\/p>\n
Qatar, normally a major LNG supplier, exported just 45,000 tonnes of butane and propane through the strait in March, and no LNG.<\/p>\n
Crude oil made up 81 percent of Iran\u2019s exports through the Strait of Hormuz last month, up from 62 percent on average from March 2025 to February 2026.<\/p>\n
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