Lights out: How Iran quietly moved millions of barrels through Hormuz under America's nose

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Lights out: How Iran quietly moved millions of barrels through Hormuz under America's nose

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Ship-tracking data reveals six US-sanctioned supertankers covertly moved 12 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman with transponders off. This indicates possible sanctions evasion in the region's oil shipping amid ongoing tensions.

According to ship-tracking data, six US-sanctioned supertankers with a carrying capacity of 12 million barrels of crude combined have crossed the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman over the past week while keeping their transponders switched off.

World Security Conflict Politics Commodities Energy Shipping Strait of Hormuz supertankers oil transport sanctions evasion Gulf of Oman ship tracking

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