The United States has reportedly been running a covert offshore oil-transfer network near the Strait of Hormuz, adopting a tactic long associated with Iran to keep Gulf crude flowing despite Tehran's blockade of the strategic waterway.

By Feras Dalatey , Jonathan Saul, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Edward CarronDUBAI, June 16 (Reuters) - The United States military has overseen scores of secretive ship-to-ship oil…

The operation on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz employs a shuttling technique long used by Iran to skirt sanctions.

The operation on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz employs a shuttling technique long used by Iran to skirt sanctions

The US military is secretly guiding oil tankers through the Gulf of Oman. This operation uses drones and helicopters to facilitate ship-to-ship transfers. The goal is to keep…

US military is overseeing secret ship-to-ship oil transfers near Strait of Hormuz to keep Gulf exports flowing amid tensions, Reuters reports.