As tensions across the Middle East continue to escalate, attention is gradually shifting beyond the Strait of Hormuz to another highly strategic maritime chokepoint -the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, and shutting down the Bab al-Mandeb Strait could further disrupt oil markets.

Iran and its allies may be eyeing the Bab Al Mandab Strait after Hormuz, raising fears of a second maritime front and fresh risks to global trade and energy flows.