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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Croft,Bryony Gooch and Harry Cockburn

Gate of Tears: How key shipping route Bab al-Mandab became next front in the US-Iran war

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have declared they will impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, cutting off the vital Bab al-Mandab Strait.

The threat marks yet another potential blow to the global economy as Tehran continues to frustrate Donald Trump’s efforts to bring the war he began with Israel in February to a close.

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