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Posted on 09/21/2026 6:45:33 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Threats to the Red Sea have shut the kingdom’s workaround
DUBAI—Saudi Arabia spent months rerouting oil across the desert to circumvent the Strait of Hormuz. Now, with its Red Sea bypass route disrupted by attacks, the world’s oil kingpin is having to return to the waterway it was trying to avoid in the first place.
Saudi Aramco, the country’s state-controlled oil giant, is loading more oil onto tankers in the Persian Gulf and then taking its chances sending them through the Strait of Hormuz. The company has told several of its customers in Asia—its most important oil market—to pick up shipments just outside the strait off the coast of Oman, people familiar with the matter said.
The risky attempts to run the gantlet through the Strait show how the U.S. and its Gulf allies are struggling to keep critical oil routes clear when Iran and its allies can severely disrupt them with missiles and drones. The efforts are bringing the Saudis head-to-head with Iran, which is attacking ships in the waterway in hopes of shutting it down.
On Monday, a tanker entering the strait was struck by an unknown projectile, injuring two crew members, according to U.K. Maritime Trade Operations, or UKMTO, which is affiliated with the Royal Navy. Another tanker was hit by debris, UKMTO said. Earlier this month, two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other as they sailed out of Hormuz.
The stakes for the global economy and the Trump administration ahead of the November midterm elections are high. The disruptions to oil supplies have pushed up the cost of gasoline and...
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Perhaps IF the Gulf states and SA joined with US in fighting Iran this might not be a problem.
Hire Hyundai Corporation to provide 5,000 South Korean “security” contractors.
Just out of curiosity, what would that do to change the fact that it's an asymmetric war and the IRCG is spread throughout 350,000 square miles of mountain terrain and only have to launch an occasional rocket or drone attack to keep the strait closed. Even nuking the entire country would not get them all, but it would cerainly make the United States universally hated for the radiation fallout and nuclear winter.
Then I guess the alternative is to withdraw from the Me and turn it over to Iran.
The alternative is to let these Islamic dumps figure it out themselves.
Trump has already declared victory multiple dozens of times.
https://x.com/i/grok/share/10d0b048893d447282dc3bd742b132ca
Do you detect a pattern?
Pipeline oil pumps would be massive pieces of machinery. A blast from a drone or missile would leave them mostly intact.
The generators could be easily replaced. The windings of the motor burnt in flames from spilt oil could be rewound.
My Goulds water pumps for my well water have heavy cast iron.
Pressure tanks for well water can and do explode.
The Arabs have never been united. OPEC is about to fail.
عبور از ایران بدون پرداخت عوارض پیگیری قانونی خواهد شد.
Press 2 for English.
Crossing without paying toll to Iran will be prosecuted.
Iranians got the idea for the sign from seeing American subways with teens jumping the turnstiles.
Georgi Kantchev , Rebecca Feng and Summer Said
Are they all CCP agents? Or is that a Russian a chink and a lesbian?
It is far, FAR more likely that those "countries" will seek an accommodation with Iran.
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
Sounds like a bandaid.
One thing I think we could do is stop romanticizing the power of Iran and affirm the successes of the us miltary.
Correct.
That is the alternative.
“the IRCG is spread throughout 350,000 square miles of mountain terrain”
349,992 of which are irrelevant
You obviously know everything, so there is no point in engaging further.
“Sounds like a bandaid”
Indeed, it does.
My estimate is about 70% of the diesel price hikes are due to Ukrainian/EU efforts.
I think its pretty clear the entire rest of the ME cant remedy Iran without our assistance and participation.
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