How the Iran war is squeezing Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt from every direction

How the Iran war is squeezing Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt from every direction Submitted by Shady Ibrahim on Fri, 09/25/2026 - 16:39 Disruptions at Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb and Suez are only half the story. Pressures are also piling up along their land borders A ship moves through Egypt’s Suez Canal on 16 April 2025 (Khaled Desouki/AFP) On The war on Iran has turned the region’s shipping map into a weapon. Every extra day of tension around Hormuz, every skirmish near Bab al-Mandeb, every convoy rerouted around the Cape