Red Sea oil shipments surge 21-fold after Hormuz closure

Nikkei Asia | March 16, 2026, 1:58 p.m. | Original

TOKYO -- As Iran imposes a near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia is exporting crude oil via the Red Sea at a scale not seen in several years.

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