Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war have led Saudi Arabia to rely on an alternative route for exporting oil. Our reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains how that route is now threatened by the Houthis, a Yemeni militia supported by Iran.
By Rebecca F. Elliott, Paul Abowd, Nikolay Nikolov, Nour Idriss, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster, Lauren Pruitt, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Samuel Granados and Leanne Abraham
July 28, 2026
