Saudi Arabia is leveraging the Iran war to accelerate its ambitions of becoming a regional energy and logistics hub, even as the conflict disrupts global trade and weighs on economic growth across the Gulf.

Iran has launched a controversial permit and toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening its control over one of the world’s most critical energy shipping routes amid…

Saudi Arabia boosts Red Sea shipping routes to bypass Hormuz risks, expand port links with Oman, Djibouti, Egypt and Jordan, and advance its Vision 2030 logistics goals.

Rising oil revenues and expanded Red Sea trade routes strengthen Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s push to position Saudi Arabia as a major global logistics hub amid regional…

Saudi Arabia is leveraging the Iran war to accelerate its ambitions of becoming a regional energy and logistics hub, even as the conflict disrupts global trade and weighs on…

The Iran war is squeezing Gulf state finances, disrupting Strait of Hormuz trade, pushing Iran toward Bitcoin payments, and derailing Dubai's crypto hub ambitions.

Iran is no longer using the Strait of Hormuz only as a crisis weapon. Tehran is trying to turn the waterway into a lasting source of political and economic leverage. That shift…