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After Hormuz, are Iran, allies eyeing Bab Al Mandab?

Warnings of 'new fronts' raise fears another vital route could be drawn into conflict

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A Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in November 2023. Houthi attacks on commercial shipping previously disrupted traffic through the Bab Al Mandab Strait, one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints.
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Trump: US to hit Iran 'extremely hard' for 2-3 weeks

Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, said there were no negotiations with the US
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US President Donald Trump
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Trump says US to leave Iran 'very soon', deal or not

US threatens further military escalation against Iran as war enters its fifth week
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Trump warns US may strike Iran’s energy infrastructure as Netanyahu avoids war timetable
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Iran: No negotiations held with the US during war

Trump says US could ‘take oil in Iran’ and seize Kharg Island as oil prices rise
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Portraits of Hezbollah's late leaders Hassan Nasrallah, right, and his cousin, Hashem Safieddine, are seen, as smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, March 30, 2026.
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Iran warns US against ground invasion as talks continue

US sailors and Marines arrive in the Middle East — follow live updates here
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A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on March 29, 2026.
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