Today, we enter day 149 of the war. Iranian state media claimed that six ships were turned back or involved in an accident in the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to use an unauthorised route with their tracking systems switched off. Meanwhile, shipping through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait has slowed following Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the group’s announcement of a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, according to Kpler shipping data. Global oil prices fell by about 4% after the US suspended its two-week bombing campaign against Iran.Follow updates here. Note that the blog may take a few moments to load.