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Every place WION mentions in "Bab el-Mandeb Strait Explained: The New Global Flashpoint | WION Podcast", mapped
// THE CRUX Rising tensions and Iranian proxy warfare around the Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz straits threaten critical global maritime trade and energy arteries.
21 places, in order of mention
| 00:08 | Bab el-Mandeb Strait | why the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is drawing |
| 00:27 | Strait of Hormuz | The Strait of Hormuz remains the world's most |
| 00:35 | Iran | With Iran sitting on its northern edge |
| 00:37 | Tehran | Tehran holds unmatched geographic leverage |
| 00:46 | Strait of Hormuz | making Hormuz the cornerstone of Iran's strategic influence |
| 00:50 | Bab el-Mandeb Strait | The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red |
| 00:53 | Red Sea | connects the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea |
| 00:54 | Arabian Sea | to the Arabian Sea forming a vital corridor |
| 00:58 | Suez Canal | ships heading to the Suez Canal |
| 01:49 | Strait of Hormuz | Unlike Hormuz Iran does not border Bab el-Mandeb |
| 01:50 | Iran | Iran does not border Bab el-Mandeb |
| 01:52 | Bab el-Mandeb Strait | does not border Bab el-Mandeb |
| 01:55 | Yemen | backing of the Houthis in Yemen |
| 01:57 | Tehran | Tehran exerts indirect pressure |
| 02:13 | Red Sea | attacks and threats in the Red Sea |
| 02:33 | Strait of Hormuz | both the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb |
| 02:35 | Bab el-Mandeb Strait | and Bab el-Mandeb Iran is positioned |
| 02:36 | Iran | Iran is positioned across two critical choke points |
| 03:33 | India | economies from India to China and Europe |
| 03:34 | China | to China and Europe |
| 03:35 | Europe | and Europe oil price spikes |