Inside the U.S.–Israel–Saudi Plan to Cut Iran Out of Global Oil

Opinie | Gulf states should make a deal with Iran on Hormuz

How to make Iranian blackmail less painful. The gulf states are caught in a mess of Donald Trump’s making. After more than five months of war, the Strait of…

Gulf states scramble for Strait of Hormuz alternative

Saudi Arabia has redirected oil exports away from the Strait of Hormuz, but most Gulf producers still lack a reliable backup option to the world's most important energy choke point.

Report Outlines Plans by U.S., Israel and Saudi to Bypass Iran in Oil Exports

According to an OilPrice.com report published Aug. 11, 2026, Iran has established what the report calls “de facto control” over the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, leading Washington and Gulf states to pursue alternative oil export routes. The report details a proposed $5 billion refinery and export hub located outside Hormuz and […]

Inside the U.S.–Israel–Saudi Plan to Cut Iran Out of Global Oil

Whatever officially occurs next in the on-again/off-again negotiations towards a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran, unofficially Tehran knows that it has established de facto control over both the world’s two key maritime energy transit routes -- the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait -- for at least as long as the Islamic regime remains in place in Iran. Washington, London, Brussels, Beijing, and Moscow know it too. The Strait of …

Middle East standoff: Why Gulf states may accept that Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz

Middle East News: Persian Gulf energy producers are reportedly becoming increasingly resigned to Iran retaining significant control over the Strait of Hormuz, as effort.