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Iran war flash point emerges at 'Gate of Tears' strait
Original: A new flash point in the Iran war: The narrow strait called the ‘Gate of Tears’
The Bab el-Mandeb strait, nicknamed the 'Gate of Tears', has become a new flash point in the Iran war. The narrow waterway between Yemen and the Horn of Africa is a critical route for global shipping, and the conflict's expansion toward it is raising concerns about freedom of navigation, regional escalation and the security of one of the world's busiest trade corridors.
Why now: The Iran conflict is expanding toward a strategically vital shipping chokepoint, raising fears of wider escalation
IranBab el-Mandeb straitYemenHorn of Africa
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- A new flash point in the Iran war: The narrow strait called the ‘Gate of Tears’ · Los Angeles Times
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