US Secretly Escorts 92 Ships to Keep Gulf Oil Flowing, Weighs Paid Hormuz 'VIP Pass'
The US military has secretly escorted ship-to-ship oil transfers off Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates and Sohar in Oman since early May, in an operation involving at least 92 ships, as Trump administration officials discuss a paid "VIP pass" offering expedited escorted passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The measures are aimed at keeping Gulf exports moving and coaxing tankers back into the route as Washington and Tehran work toward formally reopening the waterway.
The efforts underscore how limited the recovery remains ahead of the planned June 19 signing of the US-Iran accord. Nearly 500 ships, including 220 tankers, remain outside the strait as insurers continue to withhold coverage for transits, while Kpler recorded 13 verified crossings on June 16. Qatar has begun sending at least four empty LNG tankers back toward Ras Laffan and has four more Qatar-linked vessels idling in the Gulf of Oman as it prepares to raise exports once Hormuz reopens.
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@barnes_lawRT @HormuzLetter: BREAKING: Iran rejects Pakistan's claim that a US-Iran agreement is imminent and will be signed electronically during a c…
@staunovoDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday "we are on track" to signing a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the U.S., a key step toward a truce in the four-month war and he said the process of reopening the Strait of Hormuz will
@staunovoDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. is already "doing things" to quickly secure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. "We're already doing things I can't talk about on this program to ensure that safe passage happens as quick
@steve_hankeTrump says a US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding will be signed today, and that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened immediately. Yet @Polymarket puts the odds of normal traffic returning by the end of June at just 25%. THE MARKET IS NOT B
@macroedgeresTrump: The Beautiful Deal with Iran is now complete, I hereby authorize toll free navigation of the Strait of Hormuz. LET THE OIL FLOW! - Truth Social #MacroEdge
@macroedgeresTrump to lift naval blockade on Iran - Truth #MacroEdge
@polymarketNEW: Trump officially lifts the U.S. naval blockade & authorizes the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
@clashreportNOW: Iranian state TV announces U.S.–Iran peace deal.
@clashreportIran’s state TV: America was forced to sign an agreement to end the war against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the resistance front.
@phildstewart!!! BREAKING - IRAN STATE TV SAYS IRAN HAS FORCED TO THE U.S. TO ACCEPT THE PEACE DEAL
@no_itsmyturnIranian 🇮🇷 channels: The agreement includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz "with arrangements to be made by Iran." "The management of traffic in the strait, the method of providing maritime services, and the collection of related fe
@phildstewartIRAN'S FARS: IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT MARINE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE GULF WILL BE REGULATED BY IRAN IN COORDINATION WITH OMAN
@phildstewartIRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER: THE IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT END TO THE WAR AND MILITARY OPERATIONS ON VARIOUS FRONTS, INCLUDING LEBANON, WILL BE ANNOUNCED STARTING TONIGHT
@osint613JUST IN Fars: Iran says maritime traffic in the Gulf will be managed under a new coordination mechanism between Tehran and Oman.
@osinttechnicalIran’s Fars says that Iran and Oman will regulate traffic in the Strait of Hormuz under the peace agreement.
@faytuksnetworkIran's Fars News says that Iran and Oman will regulate maritime traffic in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
@oilheadlinenewsFars: Iran says maritime traffic in the Gulf will be managed under a new coordination mechanism between Tehran and Oman.
@ariel_oseranIranian state TV announces reaching an agreement with the U.S.: The humiliation of America and the Zionist regime by Iran, by imposing its will on the enemy, forced America to accept the end of the war on all fronts.
@osint613Iranian state TV claims a deal has been reached with the U.S., declaring Iran "IMPOSED ITS WILL ON THE ENEMY" and "forced America to accept the end of the war on all fronts."
@clashreportIran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the agreement calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, with all military operations ending starting tonight, including fighting in Lebanon.
@iranintl_en#BREAKING Iran's deputy foreign minister said the immediate and permanent end of the war and military operations on multiple fronts, including Lebanon, will be announced starting tonight.
@phildstewartIRAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS TEXT OF MOU WILL BE PUBLISHED AFTER OFFICIAL SIGNING IRAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS MOU DOES NOT MEAN TRUST IN THE 'ENEMY' IRAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER: NEGOTIATIONS FOR FINAL DEAL WILL BE HELD I
@clashreportIran's Deputy Foreign Minister: This memorandum of understanding does not mean trusting the enemy; it has been drafted despite a lack of trust. We will monitor the United States' implementation of its commitments.
@osint613Iran’s Deputy FM: MOU text will be published after signing. Says the agreement does not reflect trust in the “enemy,” and confirms talks on a final deal will continue for 60 days.
@trtworld#BREAKING: Iran's deputy foreign minister says the immediate and permanent end of the war will be announced starting tonight, including a halt to military operations across multiple fronts, among them Lebanon