WorldExplainer: Why is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait so important?

The Iran-backed Houthis are seeking control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, a move that would strengthen their leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s busiest and most contested maritime chokepoints.

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Explainer: Why is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait so important?

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