Secret tanker crossings are keeping oil prices from soaring through the Strait of Hormuz
Satellite imagery shows dozens of tankers switching off transponders daily as producers reroute supply through pipelines and reserves, while Washington shifts to sustained pressure on Iran, pushing crude toward $100 amid Gulf attacks this week
Abu Dhabi cuts economic ties with Iran, with Fujairah’s maritime gateway at the epicenter
All commercial and financial transactions are frozen until further notice - The decision threatens to block payments, refueling & cargo transshipments, while only six vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday
The War of the Straits: 3+1 chokepoints are reshaping the map of global shipping
Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, Suez and the Black Sea are increasing distances for ships, fuel costs, insurance premiums and freight rates, and are altering the geography of energy flows