Bab al-Mandeb Strait: Another key shipping route under threat

Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb is a narrow waterway at the southern tip of the Red Sea, connecting it with the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean… A crucial passage that Iran has threatened to target if US forces launch a ground assault on its territory. Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb is a narrow waterway at the southern tip of the Red Sea, connecting it with the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean… A crucial…
• Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb is a narrow waterway at the southern tip of the Red Sea,
• connecting it with the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean… A crucial passage that Iran has threatened to target if US forces launch
• a ground assault on its territory. Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb is a narrow waterway at the

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• a ground assault on its territory. Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb is a narrow waterway at the
• southern tip of the Red Sea, connecting it with the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean… A crucial passage that Iran has threatened
• to target if US forces launch a ground assault on its territory.

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• connecting it with the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean… A crucial passage that Iran has threatened to target if US forces launch
• a ground assault on its territory. Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb is a narrow waterway at the
• southern tip of the Red Sea, connecting it with the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean… A crucial passage that Iran has threatened