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Bab al-Mandab could become the next bottleneck for ships, archive images

Bab al-Mandab could become the next bottleneck for ships, archive images

Jul 22, 2026

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Hormuz crisis increased the importance of Bab el-Mandeb ANKARA, TURKIYE - MARCH 31: An infographic titled Hormuz crisis increased the importance of Bab el-Mandeb created in Ankara, Turkiye, on March 31, 2026. As the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran unfolds through waves of strikes and counterstrikes, its effects are rippling far beyond the battlefield, rattling global shipping lanes and energy markets. Elif Acar Anadolu Ankara Turkey. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxElifxAcarx
December 28, 2024, Mediterranean Sea, International Waters: A U.S Navy E A-18G Growler fighter aircraft, attached to the Main Battery of Electronic Attack Squadron 144, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during of Operation Prosperity Guardian, December 28, 2024 on the Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean Sea International Waters - ZUMAp138 20241228_zaa_p138_009 Copyright: xMc2xLoganxMcguire U.SxNavyx
December 19, 2024, Red Sea, International Waters: A U.S Navy F A-18E Super Hornet fighter aircraft, attached to Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron 136, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during of Operation Prosperity Guardian, December 19, 2024 on the Red Sea. Red Sea International Waters - ZUMAp138 20241219_zaa_p138_041 Copyright: xMc2xLoganxMcguire U.SxNavyx
Mangrove de Godoria camp framed by the mangroves in the surrounding, Djibouti, East Africa xkwx Adventure, Bab-el-Mandeb, Djibouti, East Africa, Godoria, Mangrove de Godoria, N15 road, Obock District, Street of Hormuz, Tourism, Wildlife refuge, afar land, beautiful, bird sanctuary, bushes, conservation, excursion, green, labyrinth, lush, mangrove roots, mangroves, mangroves of Godoria, nature, nature reserve, nomad shelters, oasis, outdoor, safari, sea water, shelters, straw huts, water plants
110621-N-JL826-004 RED SEA (June 21, 2011) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is underway behind the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) during a transit of the Strait of Bab el Mandeb in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Copyright: xpiemagsx milflic16082021 (48974) !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!
BAB AL-MANDEB STRAIT (April 13, 2019) Airman Johnny Andrews, left, from Washington, D.C., signals the pilots of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 to take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, April 13, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. Copyright: xpiemagsx milflic16082021 (9654) !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!
iss059e078914 (May 29, 2019) --- Storm clouds are seen on the southwestern coast of Yemen as the International Space Station was about to fly 254 miles over the Bab al-Mandab Strait in between the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Copyright: xpiemagsx piemagsspace-153323 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!