Home / WorldWorldNPRWorldNPR·Sep 15, 2026·1 min readSaudi Arabia faces chokeholds on both sides of the Arabian Peninsula amid two warsSaudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, is under pressure by two wars choking shipping on either side of its coast.View original source — NPR ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesBusinessThe New York TimesBusinessSep 9, 2026 · 1 minSaudi Arabia Runs Out of Easy Routes for Oil to Bypass Iran WarThe New York TimesPoliticsThe New York TimesPoliticsSep 9, 2026 · 1 minYemen Tilts Toward Full-Scale War as Saudi-Houthi Clashes EscalateThe New York TimesPoliticsStraits TimesPoliticsSep 12, 2026 · 1 minSaudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shippingStraits TimesBusinessBloombergBusinessSep 14, 2026 · 1 minSaudis Seek to Boost Hormuz Oil Exports as Key Pipeline AttackedBloomberg
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