00:25A strategic strike with global
00:29consequences. Iran may have just outmaneuvered one of the Gulf's most critical energy lifelines.
00:38Not the Strait of Hormuz, but the alternative built to replace it. A pipeline designed to bypass
00:46Iran's pressure now hit. And with that, the rules of the game may have changed.
00:53This is the Habshan-Fujiria pipeline, a 400-kilometer artery built by the UAE to avoid the Strait
01:02of Hormuz. It moves up to 1.8 million barrels of oil per day from Abu Dhabi to Fujiria on
01:11the Gulf
01:12of Oman. A backup plan. A safety net. A way to keep oil flowing even if Hormuz is shut.
01:20But now, that safety net has been hit. Satellite images show fires at key pumping stations along
01:28the pipeline. These are not minor nodes. They are critical pressure points that keep oil moving.
01:36Damage here means one thing. Flow slows or stops. This is not just a strike. It's a strategy. Iran
01:47didn't just target ports or ships. It targeted the workaround itself. The very system designed to
01:55bypass Iran's influence. Analysts are calling it a checkmate because now both routes are under
02:02pressure. Hormuz and the alternative. The consequences go far beyond the UAE. Less oil flowing. Higher
02:12global prices. More volatility in markets. Energy routes once seen as secure, now exposed. This strike
02:22sends a message. No infrastructure is out of reach. For Iran, this is about leverage. Under pressure,
02:31under attack, Tehran is expanding the battlefield, not just geographically, but strategically. From sea
02:39lanes to pipelines to deep infrastructure. One strike, two routes under pressure, and a region reminded
02:48just how fragile its energy lifelines really are. In this war, it's not just about firepower. It's
02:57about who controls the flow.
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