DD Geopolitics: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 The US military has been secretly shepherding commercial vessels through the Strait...

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 The US military has been secretly shepherding commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, with ships running dark to avoid Iranian detection, the New York Times reports.

Around 70 vessels have made the crossing in recent weeks, averaging three ships per day. Before the war, more than 100 ships passed through daily. The US is not providing formal escort, with the Pentagon keeping its distance from any direct protection role.

"Although US forces are not accompanying, we continue to communicate and coordinate with commercial vessels," a CENTCOM spokesperson said.

The operation exposes Washington's diminished position in the waterway. More than half of the 895 total crossings recorded are still using the route running close to the Iranian coast, indicating coordination with Tehran rather than Washington.

Iran, in other words, remains the dominant power in the strait. The US is sneaking three ships a day through with transponders off.

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