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Hormuz, Malacca and other key straits spawn tensions throughout history

Experts say the chokepoints carry oil, gas and cargo for global trade, and any disruption could raise shipping costs and energy risks.

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As Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels, want to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea to and from Saudi ports and could possibly disturb traffic in another strait, Bab el-Mandeb, which ships must cross to reach the Suez Canal, experts say. These two passages, which lock access to the Gulf and to the Red Sea, are among the dozen or so straits considered vital to international trade. Oil and gas tankers…

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Hormuz, Malacca and other key straits spawn tensions throughout history

As Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels, want to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea.

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Ormuz, Bab El-Mandeb or Malacca: Straits, Areas of Geopolitical and Commercial Tension Since the 16th Century

As Iran tightens its position on Ormuz, its Yemeni supporters, the Houthis rebels, want to hinder the traffic in the Red Sea to and from Saudi ports, with the risk, according to the experts, of a disruption of the...

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Ormuz, Bab El-Mandeb or Malacca: The Straits, Areas of Geopolitical Tension Since the 16th Century

Paris (France), 21 Jul 2026 (AFP) – In the image of Ormuz, a handful of maritime straits on the planet have been guaranteeing the globalization of trade since the 16th century, and subject to strong geopolitical tensions, explains to AFP the geographer Sylvain Domergue, a teacher at Sciences Po Bordeaux. While Iran is currently tightening its stride [...] L'article Ormuz, Bab el-Mandeb ou Malacca: The straits, zones of geopolitical tension since…

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