QATAR PERSPECTIVE

Al Jazeera covered 'Project Freedom' in detail, noting Trump warned any interference would be dealt with 'forcefully.' The Qatari media highlights that Iranian pressure triggered the war, but the strait closure is also devastating Washington's Arab Gulf allies.

Gulf Times published expert analysis on why Gulf states' bypass plans are still 'far off.' While Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain have no coastline outside the Gulf and no maritime alternative to Hormuz for their hydrocarbon exports, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have partial pipelines. But these infrastructures cover only a fraction of pre-war exports and would take years to expand.

For Qatar, the dependency is total: it is by far the region's largest LNG exporter, and no pipeline to the Mediterranean or Asia is available. Every day of closure represents a massive direct revenue loss.