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The Iran War Just Put Another Key Oil Route at Risk

NYT Business Tuesday 28 July 2026, 17:11 UTC By Rebecca F. Elliott, Paul Abowd, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster, Lauren Pruitt, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Samuel Granados and Leanne Abraham 1 min read
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Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war have led Saudi Arabia to rely on an alternative route for exporting oil. Our reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains how that route is now threatened by the Houthis, a Yemeni militia supported by Iran.

Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war have led Saudi Arabia to rely on an alternative route for exporting oil. Our reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains how that route is now threatened by the Houthis, a Yemeni militia supported by Iran.
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