Taking a page from Iran's playbook, US uses ship-to-ship transfers to smuggle oil out of Gulf
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-06-17 00:48 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, Energy, War & Conflict
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The 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.
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