Overview
- At a day‑20 war news conference, Benjamin Netanyahu outlined oil and gas lines running across the Arabian Peninsula to Israel’s Mediterranean ports to avoid vulnerable chokepoints including the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el‑Mandeb.
- He said Israel and the United States are pursuing achievable goals in close coordination, predicted a faster‑than‑expected end to the conflict, and claimed Iran’s capabilities are being steadily degraded.
- Netanyahu said Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gas field without partners and stated that President Donald Trump asked Israel to hold off on future strikes.
- He argued for alternative routes as attacks and threats to shipping have strained global markets, with the Strait of Hormuz typically carrying roughly one‑fifth of world oil flows.
- Citing analyst Amir Avivi, coverage highlighted options to link existing Saudi and Emirati east‑west pipelines with Israel’s Eilat–Ashkelon line to form a continuous overland corridor to Mediterranean ports.