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A new threat to global shipping as Yemen's Houthis threaten to close vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait

A new threat to global shipping as Yemen's Houthis threaten to close vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait

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A new looming threat to international shipping and the global economy. With the vital Strait of Hormuz effectively closed since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran’s Houthi allies in Yemen are now threatening to block the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Reports on Friday said the Houthis - who control Yemen’s capital and northwestern Red Sea Coast - may close the maritime corrid...

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