The U.S. Is Using an Iranian Smuggling Tactic to Sneak Oil Out of the Gulf
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The US military has conducted secretive ship-to-ship oil transfers using drones and helicopters to maintain Gulf energy exports amid regional tensions. This strategy employs smuggling tactics similar to Iranian methods to keep oil flowing discreetly.
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.