Syria, eyeing role as Middle East hub, offers options to bypass Hormuz

Center-Left: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/01/us-carries-out-new-military-strikes-iran/" rel="noopener nofollow">U.S. carries out new military strikes in Iran — www.washingtonpost.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/02/iran-tankers-hormuz-attacks-oil" rel="noopener nofollow">U.S. strikes Iran tankers under new &quot;tanker for tanker&quot; policy — www.axios.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/global-oil-prices-extend-move-over-90-after-report-of-two-tankers-struck-in-hormuz-0effd708?mod=mw_rss_topstories" rel="noopener nofollow">Global oil prices surge to a 6-week high after the U.S. strikes Iran in Hormuz — www.marketwatch.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/u-s-strikes-targets-in-iran-near-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-says-it-is-retaliating-269169733991" rel="noopener nofollow">U.S. strikes targets in Iran near Strait of Hormuz as Iran says it is retaliating — www.nbcnews.com
Right: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/01/hormuz-centcom-strikes-trump-iran" rel="noopener nofollow">U.S. military launches fresh strikes in the Strait of Hormuz — www.axios.com
Right: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-launched-large-powerful-strikes-iran-trump-says-rcna595581" rel="noopener nofollow">U.S. has launched ‘large and powerful’ strikes on Iran, Trump says — www.nbcnews.com

Source: www.washingtonpost.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT

The wartime blockage of cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is a boon for Syria, which is poised to capitalize on a need for alternative transit routes for oil.