The Secret Hormuz Corridor: How US Keeps Ships and Oil Moving Amid Iran Threat The latest report on US military involvement in safeguarding commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz raises more questions than it answers about the geopolitics of oil and the ongoing conflict between Iran and its adversaries.
According to sources, Washington has been secretly guiding 15 20 tankers through a southern channel each night under cover of darkness, facilitating the flow of millions of barrels of oil into global markets.
This operation involves not only escorting ships carrying oil out of the Gulf but also assisting empty tankers that travel from the Arabian Sea to Gulf ports where they load up with oil before returning.