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Widespread GPS Jamming Across Strait Of Hormuz; Six Supertankers Perform Abrupt U-Turns
• Zero HedgeUpdate (1255ET):
Earlier reports confirmed that six supertankers abruptly reversed course in the Strait of Hormuz.
Now, new alerts indicate Iranian missiles have been spotted over Doha.
This brings us to GPSJam—a site that publishes daily heat maps of GPS/GNSS disruptions impacting aircraft—which now shows widespread "high-interference" GPS jamming across the critical maritime chokepoint. This suggests further disruptions to maritime navigation in the waterway.
"Maritime activity slows in Gulf," private data and analytics firm Kpler wrote on X.
Maritime activity slows in Gulf
— Kpler (@Kpler) June 23, 2025
Kpler vessel tracking indicates declines in maritime traffic in the Mideast #Gulf since the Israel-Iran conflict began on Friday, June 13.
In addition to the risks of conflict escalation, subsequent navigation system interference and disruption… pic.twitter.com/NzPmm88k5M