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Source: https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/hormuz-iran-oil-gulf-trump
U.S. Conducting Stealth Operation to Transport Oil through Hormuz
(Axios) Barak Ravid - For the last several weeks, 15-20 tankers have entered and exited the Strait of Hormuz each night through a channel along the coast of Oman. About 10 million barrels of oil a day - roughly half the pre-war volume - are being injected into the global energy market, U.S. officials said. The amount of oil coming out of the strait is making a discernible difference in global supplies. "We have been controlling the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz for two months now. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps can be a nuisance, but they don't control the strait. We do," said one U.S. official. The operation was made possible by a recent two-week U.S. military campaign that degraded Iran's radar and maritime surveillance systems.