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CONFLICTELEVATED1h ago · Sep 15, 2026, 8:57 AM

Iran gains leverage with Bab al-Mandab strait under Houthi control

Washington Post World · middle east

The waterway, which links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, is a busy transit point for crude oil, cars and other manufactured goods.

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