Iran Threatens to Strike Tankers on Alternative Gulf Routes if Sanctions Backed
⚓ HORMUZ — The rerouting lifeline just got a target painted on it. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: The Red Sea and Cape routes exist precisely because Hormuz is strangled. Tehran threatening those corridors too directly attacks the workaround Gulf states and Asian buyers have been quietly building. The trigger — regional support for US sanctions — is a message aimed at Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait before Bessent's Monday announcement lands.
