Iran Threatens to Halt All Gulf Oil Exits, Including Alternative Routes Beyond Hormuz

Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned August 22 that "not even a drop of oil" would leave the Gulf by any route if neighbors join US sanctions. Beyond the already-blocked Strait of Hormuz, this likely targets the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which Saudi Arabia uses as an alternative export corridor. Hormuz normally carries a fifth of global oil and gas.