Can Arab countries bypass the Strait of Hormuz?

Can Arab countries bypass the Strait of Hormuz?

For months, Saudi Arabia sent part of its oil through the desert to the Red Sea in order to export it without crossing the Strait of Hormuz. But in September, the ground attack on that route pipeline returned some of the Saudi exports to the same waterway that Riyadh had tried to distance itself from.

With the resumption of loading on the West Coast, Aramco is now switching between two routes; Each with different capabilities and risks.

Meanwhile, Scott Bessant, the US Treasury Secretary, said that building new pipelines could eliminate the importance of the Strait of Hormuz within two years. Arab countries are also following plans from the development of the Fujairah route in the United Arab Emirates to connecting Iraq to the Mediterranean Sea, which should increase the possibility of continued exports during the crisis.

To what extent does the experience of the last months support such an expectation? Is it possible to transfer the region's oil and other goods to the market without passing through Hormuz, or can arrangements be made to pass through the strait itself so that continued trade does not depend on Iran's consent?

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