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Season 5 · Episode 118

Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb: Two Strategic Chokepoints Under Tension?

  • Release date
  • September 15, 2026
  • Runtime
  • 4 min

Hormuz carries around 20% of global oil traffic in peacetime and has become central to tensions between the United States and Iran, driving up oil prices. Meanwhile, the Houthis in Yemen threaten Bab el-Mandeb, another vital Red Sea passage.

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