US Military Builds Secret Shipping Route Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Regional Tensions

The Strait of Hormuz is the world's most important energy route, connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. About 20 percent of the world's crude oil and a third of the world's natural gas (LNG) pass through the strait, which many countries depend on. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE export their oil through it. Any tension in the region could send oil prices soaring around the world. Axios quoted two US officials as saying that the US military has built a secret shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. It is bringing millions of barrels of crude oil to Tehran every day. President Donald Trump has refused to extend the fragile 60-day truce.