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التيار الوطني الحر
From Hormoz to Bab al-Mandab
The article discusses the history of oil and naval warfare in Arab conflicts against Israel, highlighting that President Abdel Nasser exploited the closure of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Tiran Straits in 1967 as part of an escalation against Israel that led to the June War. It also explains that King Faisal began in 1973 to use oil as a weapon against the West and Israel, in response to the 1973 war, noting that the Arabs harnessed oil resources for confrontation. Currently, with the Houthis gaining control of Al-Mokha city, threats to navigation in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait have increased, especially after Iran's allies took control, leading to higher insurance costs for ships and disruptions to the shipping route that transports over 8 million barrels daily from Saudi Arabia, reflecting the repeated modern use of oil as a weapon against Israel and the West.
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