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  "path": "/politics-issues/2026/04/03/311423/why-a-second-global-shipping-chokepoint-could-soon-live-up-to-its-name-as-the-gate-of-tears/",
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    "Bab el-Mandeb Strait",
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  "textContent": "If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries about 20% of the world’s oil and gas, has put severe pressure on the global economy. Now, some analysts are warning a new flashpoint could emerge: the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. That’s […]\n\nThe post Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’ appeared first on Interaksyon.",
  "title": "Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’"
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