Iran: ports, chokepoints and disruptions
The archive records 3 disruptions involving Iran. This build covers 1 of its ports and 1 bordering chokepoint. IMF PortWatch lists 15 ports in Iran in total.
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Key facts
- Recorded events
- 3
- Ongoing now
- 1
- Ports covered here
- 1
- PortWatch ports in country
- 15
- ISO codes
- IR, IRN
- Wikidata
- Q794
Ongoing now
Oil and gas exposure
| Chokepoint | Crude oil and petroleum liquids, 1H25 | Share of world maritime oil trade | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strait of Hormuz | 20.9 million barrels a day | 26% | 11.4 billion cubic feet a day |
Source: US Energy Information Administration, World Oil Transit Chokepoints, last updated 3 March 2026. Terms.
Events
| Start | Event | Type | Status | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping during the Iran war | Security incident | ongoing | 5 Critical |
| 2025-04-26 | Explosion and fire at Shahid Rajaee Port near Bandar Abbas | Fire | ended | 2 Moderate |
| 2019-07-19 | Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz | Security incident | ended | 3 Significant |
Disruption calendar
Months in which the archive records a disruption at Iran. The number is the highest severity recorded that month, from 1 minor to 5 critical. Months after 2026-11 are blank because they have not happened.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
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| 2025 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |