This area (26.19823259461338, 56.39531933784942 called Two seas view). Less than a mile wide with deep water access and shoreline protection from rough seas.
I don’t know anything about the geography of this area other than the ten minutes of looking at maps on the Google. There could be a granite mountain range down through it.
I would think you want to get a little farther south from Iran. So that there is absolutely no question that ships would be traveling in UAE/Oman territorial waters. Meaning they are less likely to be attacked by Iran.
Obviously, this has been considered. yet, it was never done because there was not any need for it until now. Saudi Arabia foresaw the issue and built the pipeline to the Red Sea. Qatar has wanted to build a natural gas pipeline to Europe for decades. The problem was Syria & Israel were in the way. Iraq is now rebuilding the pipeline through Syria.
Kuwait & Bahrain are basically screwed unless they join up with their neighbors on a pipeline to get their products OUT.
Just for comparison sake:
AI Overview:
The Suez Canal has a water surface width of approximately 313 meters (1,027 feet) and a navigational channel width ranging between 200 and 210 meters (656 to 689 feet), depending on the specific section of the waterway.
Canal Width BreakdownSurface width: ~313 meters (1,027 ft) across the top water level.Navigational channel width: 200 to 210 meters (656 to 689 ft) measured at an 11-meter depth.
Base width: ~121 meters (397 ft) at the bottom floor.
Again, according to the Google AI:
Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC): Around 60 meters (197 feet)
Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCC): 60 to 69 meters (197 to 226 feet) or wider for historic giants like the Seawise Giant
Just so we know HOW WIDE and DEEP we need to dig this ditch.