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Gulf Logistics: The Strategic Retreat from the Strait

Gulf Logistics: The Strategic Retreat from the Strait

The geopolitical reality is shifting. As the Axis of Resistance demonstrates its ability to enforce a naval blockade against Zionist-linked shipping, Gulf monarchies are scrambling for terrestrial alternatives to the vulnerable Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.

Key Strategic Bypasses:

• The Saudi-UAE Corridor: A 1,700 km rail network (fully operational 2026) moving 400+ containers per train from Jebel Ali to Jordan, attempting to decouple trade from maritime threats.

• Petroline & ADCOP: Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline (cap. 7 million bpd) and the UAE's Fujairah line (cap. 1.5 million bpd) are currently operating at high stress as regional tensions expose the fragility of "bottleneck" economies.

• IMEC in Crisis: The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is being fundamentally redesigned. The original UAE → Saudi → Jordan → Israel route is now geopolitically toxic; planners are forced toward the "IMEC Plus" model, eyeing Egypt as a non-Zionist gateway.

The era of unchecked maritime dominance by Western-aligned powers is over. Land-based integration is no longer a luxury—it is a survival mechanism.

#Geopolitics #TradeRoutes #Hormuz #IMEC #AxisOfResistance #SaudiArabia #UAE

#AlMuraqeb

Gulf Logistics: The Strategic Retreat from the Strait | The Observer