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Yemen's strategic position could reshape the course of a wider regional conflict

As the Iran-US confrontation widens, attention is turning to Yemen and its strategic waterways.

As the Iran-US confrontation threatens to spill across the region, attention is increasingly turning to Yemen and the strategic waterways that could determine the course of the conflict.

Hussain al-Bukhaiti, activist and political commentator discusses the potential closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Yemen's warnings to Saudi Arabia and the United States, and the far-reaching military and economic consequences that a broader regional escalation could unleash.