Najla Almidfa, Special to Gulf News

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Bab Al Mandab: The world’s next chokepoint crisis

Houthi control of Yemen’s western coast raises stakes for shipping and regional security

A commercial vessel is anchored off Yemen's coast at Bab Al Mandab, in the straits connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean on September 12, 2026.

Six months on, the Iran war remains unfinished

What began as a bid for swift victory has become a conflict with no clear endgame

Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026.

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