Bab al-Mandab strait: Iran’s Houthi allies enter the conflict, raising fears over key trade route
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“Iran’s Houthi allies enter the conflict, raising fears over key trade route”
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— The Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic: باب المندب, lit. 'Gate of Grief/Tears', Tigrinya: ባብ ኣል ማንዳብ, romanized: Bab ʾAl Mandab) is a strait and a major global chokepoint between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and…
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— The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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— Iran has been a key supporter of the Houthi movement in Yemen, providing military, financial, and logistical support, despite both Iran and the Houthis denying the scale of assistance for years. The r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_support_for_the_Houthi…
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“Iran launched waves of missiles at Israel on Monday as Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthis carried out their second attack since the start of the US-Israeli war”
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials as we…
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— Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
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— The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
“The Houthis entered the conflict for the first time two days earlier, firing missiles at Israel on Saturday in an escalation that has raised fears they could also move to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea”
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials as we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI; Arabic: المقاومة الإسلامية في العراق, romanized: al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah fī al-ʻIrāq) refers to an informal network of Iranian-backed Shia Islamist factions in I…
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— In March 2025, the United States launched a large campaign of air and naval strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Codenamed Operation Rough Rider, it was the first large-scale US military operation…
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“Iran has repeatedly threatened to target the Bab al-Mandab strait in the Gulf of Aden, south of the Red Sea”
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“Iran will broaden its retaliatory measures if the United States or Israel were to launch a ground offensive in the region”
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“US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran's main oil export terminal on Kharg Island and other energy infrastructure if Tehran does not agree to a deal”
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“Donald Trump stated that the US is in 'serious discussions' with 'a more reasonable regime' in Tehran and warned of destroying its energy infrastructure”
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“The Houthis' 'unique geographic position creates a unique ground for acting in the Red Sea and particularly at the level of the Bab al-Mandab strait'”
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“The Bab al-Mandab strait plays a key role in global trade as well as in delivering oil and gas to Europe”
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“Disrupting maritime traffic at the Strait of Hormuz primarily affects Asia, while blocking traffic in the Gulf of Aden is more likely to penalise Europe”
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“Maritime traffic in the Bab al-Mandab strait had already fallen sharply, well before the current escalation in the Middle East”
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“The Houthis, a 'strategic reserve'”
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