Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Jeddah is anticipating an increase in business over the next two weeks due to the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the airspaces of countries along the Persian Gulf. The country's west coast ports are providing a safer lifeline to and from the region. A 700-mile-long gas pipeline has been used to export Saudi oil to tankers at Yanbu, another Red Sea Port, a significant increase in Red Sea traffic. The region imports about 85% of its food. US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Iranian retaliatory strikes have disrupted these essential import and export supply chains. The focus is now shifting towards finding solutions to fill supermarket and pharmacy shelves across the region, with food and medicine being a priority.