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Hormuz Blockage Is Forging a New Overland Energy Map for the Middle East
(National - UAE) Hadley Gamble - The closure of vital sea lanes that were just months ago crucial arteries of global commerce has also prompted a rethink of how to get the world's most vital products to market, unleashing a massive reorganization of energy and trade routes that could fundamentally remake the economic map of the Middle East. The realignment of supply chains that sidesteps much of the existing infrastructure may open up overland corridors that could see Gulf governments forge new, critical economic partnerships with their neighbors. If it holds, the region will emerge less dependent on Hormuz's narrow chokepoint and more integrated. These land routes cannot replace maritime shipping capacity, but they absorb shocks and keep core flows moving.