Who holds the Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint now, and what it would take to move it

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Who holds the Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint now, and what it would take to move it

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worldnews@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 hours ago

Iran War: Who Holds the Red Sea Gate Now? Its Defenders Had Already Left #iranwar #redsea #houthis

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The Bab el-Mandeb is the southern gate of the Red Sea, between Yemen and Africa. Before 2024, most Gulf oil bound for Europe sailed through it. In the middle...

The gate changed hands without a decisive battle. The economics explain why.

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