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exports were blocked through a naval blockade. Describing a blockade as a serious act of war, he said Iran would take necessary action and reiterated Tehran’s position that preventing Iran from exporting oil through the Persian Gulf would mean preventing others from doing so as well.
Oil equation no longer one-way
Iran's main power in this equation lies not in the amount of oil it exports, but in its geographical position near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most vital energy chokepoints, and any disruption there reverberates instantly ...
exports.
3. Why is Saudi Arabia now facing a more difficult equation?
Riyadh is now facing an issue that has no easy solution.
The first option is escalating military operations. In response to Ansarallah's recent attacks, Saudi Arabia has carried out airstrikes, with dozens of raids re ...
Oil tankers would face the problem of loading and transiting the Persian Gulf safely on one end, and, if they make it through, the peril of the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb on the other. The only remaining option is to go all the way around Africa, and to do so at a moment when insurance costs, crew wa ...
exports increased amid global supply disruptions linked to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on Russian refineries.
The disruption has intensified as Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline following a drone strike, while Yemen's Ansarullah took control of Perim island n ...
exports as well, leaving Riyadh more dependent than ever on Red Sea routes to keep its exports flowing.
International media have likewise spotlighted the link between Ansarullah's advance along Yemen's western coast and the threat to Saudi oil and shipping lanes at the port of Yanbu.
But t ...
exports to alternative routes.
Saudi Arabia in particular has come to rely on pipelines and Red Sea shipping to bypass Hormuz, sending 4 to 5 million barrels per day to international markets through the Yanbu port before Ansarallah declared a naval blockade in response to the 11-year all-out Saudi ...
exports of drones and other military wares.
Reports have surfaced that several African countries are using Iranian drones, including the Mohajer-6. Such cooperation, while not in itself amounting to a strategic alliance, shows that Iran's defense industry can hold appeal for African states grap ...
exports to Iraq at about $11.9 billion, meaning Iraq accounts for roughly one-fifth of Iran's non-oil exports. Under current targets, annual trade is meant to climb to $30 billion in the coming years.
The importance of these two crossings is also evident in the sheer volume of goods passing thr ...
exports from China will be on the table, but a deal in which the US rolls back its export restrictions in return is unlikely to materialize.
China holds a critical position across the extraction, processing and production of many of these materials, and Washington wants guarantees that their export ...