Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsAt least 92 vessels have been involved in secretive ship-to-ship oil transfers on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz, using a shuttling technique long employed by Iran to evade sanctions in two confirmed spots off the UAE coast of Fujairah and off Oman's port of SoharShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters03:14 PM • June 16 2026 IDTThe United States military has overseen scores of secretive ship-to-ship oil transfers to keep Gulf energy exports flowing, using aerial and water drones as well as helicopters in an operation to guide convoys to awaiting tankers.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IranDonald Trump2026 Israel-Iran WarMiddle East oilIran - U.S.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIranNetanyahuRoman BustsTrumpEl AlHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Worried That Iran Deal Could Force It Back to Southern Lebanon's Yellow LineReport: Iran Has Launched Night Drones in Strait of Hormuz Since Deal With U.S.Ignoring Court, Israeli Police Shackled Suspect Under Psychiatric Evaluation'Quiet Scarier Than Noise': Residents of Northern Israel Feel Abandoned – AgainHaaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Trump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France