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The Bab al-Mandeb strait: Iranian officials told the New York Times that Tehran will ask Yemen's Houthis to shut the Red Sea chokepoint to all shipping if Trump orders strikes on Tehran or critical infrastructure. The Houthis have already declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia. Rystad Energy analysts say that alone puts around 2.5 million barrels a day of Saudi oil at risk.
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