Three Oil Shipping Chokepoints Under Attack, Reroutes Gone

Attacks now span three corridors at once: the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, and the Mediterranean approaches to Suez. Hormuz traffic has plunged from over 100 vessels daily to single digits. Houthi strikes on Saudi tankers and a drone-sparked fire at Egypt's Damietta port have closed every alternative. About 20% of global oil and gas previously moved through Hormuz alone.