U.S. using stealth operation to move oil through Strait of Hormuz, sources say

The U.S. is conducting stealth operations to transport oil through the Strait of Hormuz, sources tell CBS News. The development was first reported by Axios. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more.

Trump administration officials are straining the credulity of markets by claiming ever more assertively over the past week that upward of 10 million barrels per day of crude oil are passing through the Strait of Hormuz, about half of what was transiting the crucial trade route before the war with Iran began. A flow of…

Traffic through Hormuz Strait shows no rise, data suggests Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz did not rise, with a total of nine vessels transiting the strategic waterway on Wednesday - unchanged from the previous day, Kpler data showed.

US President Donald Trump told reporters "The Strait is open. A lot of boats are coming through, adding that "We are getting a lot of oil out."

The US has been stealthily shepherding millions of barrels of oil a day across the Strait of Hormuz, helping prevent further shocks to the world's oil markets, analysts said.

The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day — a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios. Under the operation, which has been underway for the last several weeks, 1

As Iran's parliament speaker holds talks in Baghdad, Iraq has asked Tehran for special consideration for its oil exports.

With Iran making ship traffic perilous, a U.S. operation offers a way out for some energy exports, stealthily shepherding tankers on dangerous journeys.

How much oil is actually moving through the Strait of Hormuz?  CNN