US-Israel-Iran War: The world’s energy lifelines are looking far more fragile. After the effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has now hinted at pressure on another crucial maritime corridor – the Bab al-Mandeb. The strait is located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa and connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean. If both chokepoints are disrupted at the same time, nearly a quarter of the world’s oil and gas supply and a major portion of Asia-Europe trade may face immediate turbulence….
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