# Bab el-Mandeb strait

Type: geographical chokepoint

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## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 27% of world's oil transit at risk as Iran triggers two-front blockade threat
2026-07-16 17:19:17 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Iran's directive to the Houthis to close Bab el-Mandeb, coupled with the existing Strait of Hormuz shutdown, threatens a two-front maritime blockade. Defense analysts must assess the IRGC's operational control in Yemen and the U.S. military's dilemma.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/iran-houthi-red-sea-threat-expands-space-defense

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