Maritime & Logistics

The U.S. Is Using an Iranian Smuggling Tactic to Sneak Oil Out of the Gulf

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Date Occurred Jun 16, 2026 12:44 UTC

Event Type Maritime & Logistics

Source gCaptain

Recorded Jun 16, 2026

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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 guid

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ID #8941
Type Maritime & Logistics
Region Global
Severity Low
Indexed Jun 16, 2026

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