Two Critical Oil Chokepoints Now Under Simultaneous Threat

Iran claimed attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz on July 21, 2026, after fresh U.S. strikes on Iranian territory. A day earlier, the Houthis declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, threatening the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Two of the world's three most vital oil transit chokepoints — narrow passages where shipping lanes converge — are now in conflict at once.