The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the second oil chokepoint strained by Iran war

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial trade route into the Red Sea, is now also feeling the squeeze of the escalating war in Iran as vessels looking to pass through the waterway are facing the risk of strikes from the Iranian-backed terrorist group known as the Houthis, sending oil prices soaring past $100 a barrel…