The Iran war's redrawing of the global trade map is forcing Gulf nations to retool their investment play book, plowing capital into infrastructure, from energy pipelines to ports, to weather the fallout from the conflict.
If not for the US and Israel's war with Iran, the global trade map would have long remained without alternatives, dependent on a single route—the narrow Strait of Hormuz. Now, Persian Gulf countries are shifting their strategies and investing in new, more secure infrastructure—from energy pipelines to ports.