U.S. Iran Shadow Oil How America Copied Tehran’s Dark Shipping Playbook: Unveiling the Secrets

[00:00:00]Everyone thinks America controls the Gulf in daylight. The latest reports say something stranger. America copied Iran's trick. Look at the water, Gulf of Oman, off Sohar, off Fujairah. Tankers moving at night, lights dimmed, transponders off, ship-to-ship transfers in the dark. For years, Washington called this Iranian smuggling. [music] But then, Reuters reported the US was using an Iran-style tactic to move oil out of the Gulf. At least 116 ships, possibly 90 million barrels. That's not a small workaround. That's a shadow supply chain. And here's the hidden mechanism. Iran's pressure on Hormuz didn't need to stop every barrel. It only needed to make normal shipping too risky. So, Gulf producers needed a side door. The US needed oil moving. China needed energy prices contained. [music] And suddenly, the clean official system became messy. Transfers at sea, tracking gaps, military monitoring, commercial tankers trying not to be seen. Look at the irony. When Iran does it, it's sanctions [music] evasion. When America does it, it's energy security. Same sea, same darkness, different press release.

[00:00:59]But here's the receipt. The EIA says about 20 million barrels per day move through Hormuz in 2024, around 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption.

[00:01:09]>> [music] >> And 84% of crude and condensate through Hormuz went to Asian markets, China, India, Japan, South Korea. So, this was never just an Iran-America fight. Asia was the real hostage. Now, picture a Chinese refinery planner. He doesn't care about slogans. He sees tankers stuck, insurance rising, shipments delayed, factories waiting. Then somewhere at sea, oil moves in the dark.

[00:01:30]And the world pretends this is normal.

[00:01:31]That is the twist. [music] Iran's old smuggling method became America's emergency method. The truth is, the empire didn't defeat the shadow fleet, it joined it. [music] So, should Washington still lecture the world about illegal oil networks, or did Iran just force America to use the same black market [music] playbook?