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"The Gate of Tears" — a 30-kilometer strait between Yemen and Djibouti, gating traffic from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean. Until late 2023 it carried roughly 30% of global oil tanker traffic. Houthi missile and drone attacks since have rerouted most cargo around the Cape of Good Hope.

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