Oman is building Iran’s ultimate sanctions back door

Oman turned the closure of the Strait of Hormuz into a strategic commercial victory. Ports at Duqm, Salalah, and Sohar now absorb the cargo that once moved through the Iranian-blackmailed choke point, transforming the sultanate into the Gulf’s primary logistics alternative. This expansion outgrows simple economic diversification and offers Tehran a sophisticated, quiet pathway to…