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Bab al-Mandeb
Strait between Yemen and Djibouti linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
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#182 21 Oct
China, Djibouti: war must not reach Horn
Iran Conflict 2026#181 5 Oct
Yemeni troops push on Houthi-held Dhubab
Iran Conflict 2026#178 12 Sept
Houthis take all of Yemen's Red Sea coast
Iran Conflict 2026#178 10 Sept
Mentioned in: Drones hit the pipeline built to dodge Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#173 19 Aug
Mentioned in: Oman and Japan press for safe passage
Iran Conflict 2026#173 19 Aug
Mentioned in: Six men board a tanker off Mukalla
Iran Conflict 2026#173 18 Aug
Gulf ports plan for a shut strait
Iran Conflict 2026#171 16 Aug
Five ships crossed Hormuz in a day
Iran Conflict 2026#171 15 Aug
Mocha port shuts after 25 missiles
Iran Conflict 2026#169 10 Aug
Six dead in the Bab el-Mandeb
Iran Conflict 2026#168 6 Aug
Carried fewer tanker movements
Iran Conflict 2026: Yemen's front began with a blocked flight#164 30 Jul
Riyadh founds a 43-nation naval bloc
Iran Conflict 2026#21 29 Jul
Recorded a tanker transit collapse to roughly 7.5 a day
European Oil Markets: Bab el-Mandeb thins to 7.5 tankers a day#22 29 Jul
Saudi Red Sea diesel loadings collapse
European Oil Markets#20 24 Jul
Blockaded chokepoint abandoned by Saudi loadings
European Oil Markets: Saudi crude abandons its Red Sea route#20 24 Jul
Mentioned in: Yanbu funnels nine-tenths of Saudi crude
European Oil Markets#20 24 Jul
Mentioned in: Med refiners face a thinner backfill
European Oil Markets#20 24 Jul
Mentioned in: Saudi Red Sea bypass fell 41% before blockade
European Oil Markets#161 24 Jul
Mentioned in: Tanker NCC Masa struck off Al-Shuqaiq
Iran Conflict 2026#20 24 Jul
Mentioned in: Two Suezmaxes cost $2m more than one VLCC
European Oil Markets#19 23 Jul
Houthi blockade cuts Saudi loadings 36%
European Oil Markets#19 23 Jul
Mentioned in: Brent clears $100 first time since May
European Oil Markets#160 22 Jul
Brent tops $100 as the reroute closes
Iran Conflict 2026#160 21 Jul
Houthis fire on the Saudi tanker Encelia
Iran Conflict 2026#160 21 Jul
Houthis claim a second tanker, the Layla
Iran Conflict 2026#160 21 Jul
Seven ships veer clear of the strait
Iran Conflict 2026#21 20 Jul
Mentioned in: Brent Last Day net long edges up to 14,255
European Oil Markets#19 20 Jul
Mentioned in: Fujairah light ends hit record low
European Oil Markets#159 19 Jul
Radio warnings close a second strait
Iran Conflict 2026#122 8 Jun
Became the second maritime chokepoint under hostile authority simultaneous with Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026: Houthis shut a second sea to Israel#115 1 Jun
Red Sea chokepoint authorised as a potential second front by Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran walks out of talks at 09:56#69 14 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent at $94.79: markets price the gap
Iran Conflict 2026#69 14 Apr
Red Sea strait whose closure would negate Saudi Arabia's Hormuz bypass
Iran Conflict 2026: Riyadh asks Washington to end blockade#68 13 Apr
Red Sea strait threatened with closure as second chokepoint
Iran Conflict 2026: Bab el-Mandeb returns as second chokepoint#9 11 Apr
Mentioned in: House Science chair Babin offers celebration with no accountability questions
Artemis II Moon Mission#53 31 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran cluster warhead hits three cities
Iran Conflict 2026#52 30 Mar
Houthis strike Israel for third day
Iran Conflict 2026#53 30 Mar
Houthis threaten second chokepoint
Iran Conflict 2026#68 30 Mar
Mentioned in: Hezbollah fires Iran's new jet-powered drone
Iran Conflict 2026#51 29 Mar
Mentioned in: Houthis fire second barrage at Israel
Iran Conflict 2026#51 29 Mar
Mentioned in: GPS blacked out across Gulf chokepoints
Iran Conflict 2026#50 28 Mar
Threatened as Houthis fired first missile barrage at Israel
Iran Conflict 2026: Houthis strike Israel for the first time#50 28 Mar
Houthis threaten to close Bab al-Mandeb
Iran Conflict 2026#50 25 Mar
Mentioned in: Pew: 59% of Americans say Iran strikes wrong
Iran Conflict 2026#45 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens to destroy Gulf energy
Iran Conflict 2026#44 20 Mar
Listed among facilities affected as IEA recorded 8 million bpd supply loss
Iran Conflict 2026: IEA: 8m barrels/day — record disruption#41 17 Mar
Designated by IRGC as a legitimate target alongside four Gulf facilities
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC names five Gulf energy targets#41 17 Mar