{"id":4361,"date":"2026-09-11T20:14:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2026-09-11T20:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:14:19","slug":"oil-prices-dive-on-signs-of-hormuz-diplomacy-while-saudi-arabia-is-left-hanging-in-fight-vs-houthis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=4361","title":{"rendered":"Oil prices dive on signs of Hormuz diplomacy while Saudi Arabia is left hanging in fight vs. Houthis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2293189033-e1789136555963.jpg?w=2048\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After weeks when Middle East diplomacy seemed dead in the water, a rare meeting between Iran and its Persian Gulf neighbors has renewed hope for a deal that could fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council\u2014which is comprised of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman\u2014will meet their Iranian counterpart on Monday, sources told the <em>Financial Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brent crude oil prices tumbled 2.9% to $104.52 a barrel on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It would be the first such gathering since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Tehran and also comes as Oman and Iran seek to build support on a deal the two countries have been crafting to temporarily manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the report added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now, the U.S. and Iran have been locked in a stalemate over the global energy chokepoint. The U.S. naval blockade is preventing Iran from exporting oil via its ports, while Iranian drone and missile attacks are preventing other exporters from returning to prewar levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But an agreement on the Iran-Oman shipping scheme wouldn\u2019t fully reopen the strait. Tehran has insisted the U.S. must first fulfill terms of their earlier ceasefire deal reached in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor Iran and Oman it is about getting the GCC on board to try and use that to get the U.S. to lift its blockade on Iranian ports,\u201d a source told the <em>FT<\/em>, while the GCC wants to ensure that \u201cwhatever is agreed is temporary and they are able to get ships in and out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GCC states are wary about agreeing to anything that would recognize any Iranian control over Hormuz. But the equation may be changing as Iran tries to turn the tables on the U.S. and its allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military has been helping non-Iranian oil sneak through the Strait of Hormuz, bringing exports from the region to around two-thirds of prewar levels. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While that still represents a significant shortfall, the U.S.-guided oil flows weakened Iran\u2019s ability to use the strait as political leverage. At the same time, the naval blockade is crushing Iran\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To regain the upper hand, Iran recently launched fresh missile salvos at U.S. bases in the region, attacked U.S. warships, and helped its Houthi allies in Yemen seize territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait that links the Red Sea and the Arabia Sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab al-Mandab Strait became a vital bypass for Saudi Arabia, which diverted oil from the Gulf to the Red Sea via its East-West Pipeline. But the Houthis reportedly attacked the pipeline and Saudi tankers in recent days too. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With friends like these\u2026<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While facing threats to its oil exports, Saudi Arabia isn\u2019t getting much support from its own allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Crown Prince\u00a0Mohammed bin Salman called President Donald\u00a0Trump\u00a0twice on Thursday, asking for U.S. strikes against the\u00a0Houthis, but was turned down, sources told <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, U.S. officials said the Trump administration will provide intelligence on the Houthis and targeting data. U.S. forces will remain focused on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz\u2014and steer clear of fighting on an additional front, the report added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia also has a defense pact with Pakistan, which has deployed troops near the Saudi border with Yemen. But the South Asian country also depends on energy shipments that transit through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So officials in Islamabad are reluctant to antagonize Iran and are worried the Houthi threat could suck Pakistan into a war. Pakistan\u2019s foreign ministry has said no military response to the \u200bHouthi attacks is being discussed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And according to <em>Reuters<\/em>, Pakistan\u2019s army chief stressed diplomatic efforts to de-escalate across all fronts in a call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPakistan is trying to keep a low profile in the Saudi-Houthi conflict because Pakistan\u2019s own stakes are high,\u201d a Pakistani government official told <em>Reuters<\/em>. \u201cIt does not want to spoil relations with Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Oil #prices #dive #signs #Hormuz #diplomacy #Saudi #Arabia #left #hanging #fight #Houthis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks when Middle East d&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[963,7316,7315,1655,7317,1064,7318,456,3509,717,7314,597,962,1515,3506],"class_list":["post-4361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","tag-arabia","tag-diplomacy","tag-dive","tag-fight","tag-hanging","tag-hormuz","tag-houthis","tag-iran","tag-left","tag-oil","tag-pakistan","tag-prices","tag-saudi","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-signs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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