Iran's Second Chokepoint: Why Bab al-Mandeb Changes Everything
Everyone talks Hormuz. Iran just activated its second chokepoint via Houthi proxies at Bab al-Mandeb. If both close simultaneously, 40 percent of global oil and the Suez alternative are gone.
Read the full analysis:
https://theboard.world/articles/geopolitics/iran-second-chokepoint-bab-al-mandeb
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