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U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz: Report
U.S. forces have helped more than 1,000 ships pass through a covert southern corridor and moved about 5 million barrels a day in July, analysts said.
- The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz to keep oil exports moving despite the ongoing conflict with Iran.
- U.S. forces are coordinating tanker convoys through a southern route along Oman’s coast, with about 15 to 20 vessels reportedly crossing the strait each night.
- The operation also helps empty tankers enter the Gulf, load oil at regional ports and safely return through the waterway under U.S. military coordination.
- U.S. officials say the effort was enabled by recent American strikes that weakened Iran’s radar and maritime surveillance capabilities around the strait.
- Oil flows through Hormuz have recovered to roughly 10 million barrels a day, about half their pre-war level, helping ease global supply concerns while remaining vulnerable to further attacks.
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Trump and the Ayatollás claim control of the Strait. But maritime traffic indicates that the most used route is precisely the one Tehran wants to avoid.
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Oil tankers are bypassing Iranian surveillance in the Strait of Hormuz, which was under Iranian control, through maritime transshipment and dark navigation. The U.S. Navy is providing support by designating the coast of Oman south of Hormuz as a protected corridor, but as Iranian missile and drone threats persist, cautious predictions are being made regarding whether complete control has been weakened.
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