Strait of Hormuz traffic nearly halts; 5 commodity vessels Saturday, zero Sunday

Commodity vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz dropped sharply over the weekend. Only five vessels crossed Saturday and none on Sunday, according to vessel-tracking data. The strait is a critical chokepoint for global oil and gas shipments. 247 clean stories shaped this window, with sentiment bearish at 36/100. Also in focus: Trump vows to declare Strait of Hormuz US territory; Iran rejects threat.