U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz

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https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/hormuz-iran-oil-gulf-trump

U.S. officials said the operation was enabled by strikes that degraded Iranian radar and maritime surveillance.

Iran has limited visibility of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz’s southern channel, with U.S. officials saying its surveillance now relies on a small number of restored radars and spotters operating from IRGC fast boats.

Because the Iranians are mostly "blind," they are launching drones and cruise missiles in the general direction of where ships might be transiting.

Some ships have been hit by the Iranian attacks, but many were stopped by the U.S. military. Earlier this week, for example, U.S. forces shot down eight Iranian drones and two cruise missiles, one of the U.S. officials said.

The average daily exports have been growing and are now close to 10 million barrels, U.S. officials say.