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Strategic and economic experts warned that the world faces a phase of "forced contraction" in aviation and logistics due to tensions in major waterways. Dr. Karim Adel explained that the Strait of Hormuz, which handles $1 trillion in annual trade, is the bottleneck of global energy security, as its closure threatens an immediate cutoff of 20% of shipped oil. Meanwhile, General Yassin Taher emphasized that the jet fuel shortage will severely impact the global tourism sector, particularly in countries like Egypt, stressing that securing international corridors has become an existential necessity for a global economy struggling under an aviation and maritime war of attrition in 2026.
