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TexasTowelie

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2. The infrastructure towards the Red Sea

Reply to lees1975 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 05:40 PM

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doesn't have the same capacity as that in the Persian Gulf. It's not in Saudi Arabia's financial interest to invest in that infrastructure if the crisis lasts only a few weeks or months.

The alternative infrastructure would also be vulnerable to Houthi attacks so there isn't much too gain by expanding the pipelines and ports on the Red Sea side.

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