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Jewish News 24 · Aug 19, 2026

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REPORT - U.S. ESTABLISHES HORMUZ SHIPPING CORRIDOR: The U.S. military has quietly established a protected shipping corridor through the southern Strait of Hormuz, allowing 15-20 tankers to enter and exit nightly along the Omani coast, Axios reports, citing two U.S. officials. The operation, underway for several weeks, is moving about 10 million barrels of oil per day - roughly half pre-war levels - with one recent night seeing over 20 ships and as much as 15 million barrels transiting. "There is a tremendous amount of oil coming out of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump told Axios, adding that the U.S. is not currently negotiating with Iran.

*REPORT - U.S. ESTABLISHES HORMUZ SHIPPING CORRIDOR:* The U.S. military has quietly established a protected shipping corridor through the southern Strait of Hormuz, allowing 15-20 tankers to enter and exit nightly along the Omani coast, Axios reports, citing two U.S. officials. The operation, underway for several weeks, is moving about 10 million barrels of oil per day - roughly half pre-war levels - with one recent night seeing over 20 ships and as much as 15 million barrels transiting. "There is a tremendous amount of oil coming out of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump told Axios, adding that the U.S. is not currently negotiating with Iran.

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