General Discussion

Food. Tens of millions in the Gulf States rely on food moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Another part of the global supply chain that's under intense stress. Right now, not much of anything is moving through the strait, the cheapest and best method of moving the ginormous amount of supplies required for daily life for that many people. What happens if this thing drags on for weeks and months? What happens to the governments of Qatar, UAE and Bahrain when their people can't adequately feed themselves?

It's not a matter of getting supplies through. It's a matter of getting enough supplies through for that many people. If not by sea, then it's a massive and extraordinarily expensive problem in a region not known for it's infrastructure. This in no way, shape or form mirrors the US or Europe. Other than slivers of populated areas on the coast, those countries are vast swaths of nothing. Nothing but sand and desert with few roads and next to no infrastructure. Redirecting supply chains may not be possible. Certainly not to serve that many people.

What a mess.