We’re running out of ways to get oil out of the Middle East
There was a backup plan for getting oil out of the Middle East. Key takeaways After staying relatively quiet for much of the Iran war, Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a major escalation last last week by carrying out attacks on Saudi tankers and oil infrastructure, threatening a return to the campaign against Red Sea shipping last seen during the Gaza war in 2023 and 2024.
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There was a backup plan for getting oil out of the Middle East. Key takeaways After staying relatively quiet for much of the Iran war, Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a major escalation last last week by carrying out attacks on Saudi tankers and oil infrastructure, threatening a return to the campaign against Red Sea shipping last seen during the Gaza war in 2023 and 2024. A “double chokehold” on Mideast energy has been one of the nightmare scenarios of the Iran war. With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz at a standstill, Saudi Arabia has dramatically increased the amount of oil it ships out through the Red Sea — one of the main reasons why oil prices have not risen as much as many expected during this conflict.
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- There was a backup plan for getting oil out of the Middle East. Key takeaways After staying relatively quiet for much of the Iran war, Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a major escalation last last week by carrying out attacks on Saudi tankers and oil infrastructure, threatening a return to the campaign against Red Sea shipping last seen during the Gaza war in 2023 and 2024.
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We’re running out of ways to get oil out of the Middle East
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