### [2026-08-19](/feed/2026/08/19/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# "Axios" reports that the U.S. military has created a new shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz to help ships transit through the waterway, including the facilitating of 10 million barrels of oil per day. 




### Sources:

1. [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/hormuz-iran-oil-gulf-trump)
2. [The Jerusalem Post](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906042)

### Changes:

1. Axios reports that the U.S. military has created a new shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz to help ships transit through the waterway, including the facilitating of 10 million barrels of oil per day.  _2026-08-21 02:00:52 (First version)_
1. "Axios" reports that the U.S. military has created a new shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz to help ships transit through the waterway, including the facilitating of 10 million barrels of oil per day.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [The U.S. military's Central Command (CENTCOM) confirms that they have destroyed the Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower in Chabahar Port yesterday, which was allegedly used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for tracking commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/07/17/the-us-military-s-central-command-centcom-confirms-that-they-have-destroyed-the-chah-bahar-shahid-kalantari-port-sur.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, U.S. military_
2. [United States vice president James David Vance says that Iran and the U.S. have held technical talks based on the recent 14-point memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. He also states that the U.S. will not return to military action unless necessary. ](/feed/2026/07/1/united-states-vice-president-james-david-vance-says-that-iran-and-the-us-have-held-technical-talks-based-on-the-recent.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, U.S. military_
3. [Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that 10 out of 11 ships have successfully departed the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded since the war started on February 28. Additionally, the ministry says that the only ship remaining in the waterway is the Hatthaya Naree, which is expected to depart the region once cargo is loaded on the ship. ](/feed/2026/06/30/thailand-s-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-says-that-10-out-of-11-ships-have-successfully-departed-the-strait-of-hormuz-afte.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, waterway_
4. [South Korean president Lee Jae Myung says that all but two Korean vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz after previously being stranded in the waterway amidst the war. ](/feed/2026/06/30/south-korean-president-lee-jae-myung-says-that-all-but-two-korean-vessels-have-successfully-transited-through-the-strait.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, waterway_
5. ["Axios" reports from American officials that Iran and the United States have agreed to halt strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and will hold a Qatar-mediated meeting in Doha on Tuesday. ](/feed/2026/06/28/axios-reports-from-american-officials-that-iran-and-the-united-states-have-agreed-to-halt-strikes-near-the-strait-of-h.md) _Context: Axios, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
6. [Reuters and "Axios" reports that the U.S. military has launched new defensive strikes against a military site at the Strait of Hormuz that officials say posed a threat to American forces and commercial traffic. ](/feed/2026/05/27/reuters-and-axios-reports-that-the-us-military-has-launched-new-defensive-strikes-against-a-military-site-at-the-str.md) _Context: Axios, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, U.S. military_
7. [The Qatar-linked LNG tanker "Al Kharaitiyat", managed by Nakilat, crosses the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first oil tanker or vessel from Qatar to transit the waterway since the war began on February 28. The ship is expected to head to Pakistan. ](/feed/2026/05/10/the-qatar-linked-lng-tanker-al-kharaitiyat-managed-by-nakilat-crosses-the-strait-of-hormuz-making-it-the-first-oil.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, waterway_
8. [The Associated Press and "Axios" report that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and if the war ends. ](/feed/2026/04/27/the-associated-press-and-axios-report-that-iran-has-offered-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-if-the-united-states-lifts.md) _Context: Axios, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_
9. [The first vessel from Malaysia passes through the Strait of Hormuz after talks between Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian aimed at securing clearance for 7 stranded Malaysian vessels in the waterway. ](/feed/2026/04/6/the-first-vessel-from-malaysia-passes-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-after-talks-between-malaysian-prime-minister-anwar-ib.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, waterway_
10. [United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. ](/feed/2026/03/13/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-us-forces-conducted-airstrikes-on-military-targets-on-kharg-island-ira.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, U.S. military_