Summary and Key Points: With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed since late February 2026, the Gulf’s oil and gas producers are pouring billions into pipelines and corridors designed to route their exports entirely around Iran. Saudi Arabia is leaning on its Red Sea pipeline and weighing a major expansion, Iraq is trying to revive a long-dead line across Syria, and Qatar is hunting for any way to move its gas overland. The effort is real, and it is slowly eroding Iran’s single greatest strategic lever. But it is not an escape.
Author: Michael
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