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Bab el-Mandeb strait
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- 1Bab el-Mandeb strait emerges as new flash point in Iran war●A new flash point in the Iran war: The narrow strait called the ‘Gate of Tears’
Attention is turning to the Bab el-Mandeb strait, nicknamed the 'Gate of Tears', a narrow waterway linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, as a new flash point in the war involving Iran. The strait is a critical artery for global shipping, and any escalation there threatens international trade and could widen the conflict beyond its current front lines.