At the crossroads of the world's energy supply, the Strait of Hormuz has once again become the stage for a contest between great powers and regional forces whose ambitions outpace diplomacy. A vessel struck by a projectile on Sunday morning joined a growing list of incidents — including a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline — that together signal how fragile the arteries of global oil flow have become. With Brent crude above a hundred dollars and diesel prices at American records, the human cost of geopolitical deadlock is being felt at every fuel pump and in every injured commun
Strait of Hormuz attack report escalates Middle East oil supply crisis
A drone attack on Saudi Arabia's pipeline injured two people in Jazan region and damaged buildings including a mosque.