According to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, an average of 9 million barrels of oil are passing through Hormuz daily, while between 5 million to 7 million barrels are reaching consumers through “newly upgraded pipelines and export facilities.” Many ships moving covertly through Hormuz with US Navy assistance, going uncounted by analysts who rely solely on open-source data. It also ignores the spectacular transformation of the oil export route that’s currently underway. The United Arab Emirates is fast-tracking a new west-east pipeline to Fujairah, which will allow exports to bypass Hormuz at minimal cost lies outside the strait. The Abu...