How the war on Iran is rewriting regional trade routes

How the war on Iran is rewriting regional trade routes Submitted by Ahmed Alqarout on Thu, 04/02/2026 - 10:44 The corridor that was supposed to link India to Europe through the UAE and Israel is being rebuilt through Riyadh and Doha. Neither Abu Dhabi nor Tel Aviv is at the centre On On 26 March, Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) activated a new international freight corridor linking its eastern province ports to the Haditha border crossing with Jordan . The 1,700 km route connects King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, King Fahd Industrial Port in Jubail (KFIP) and Jubail Commercial Port directly to Jordan and beyond.