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The Red Sea is a critical maritime corridor within the Middle East, as evidenced by the ongoing security threats to shipping in the region [1], its status as a primary strategic concern for the United States in the Middle East [2], and its inclusion in the broader context of regional insecurity and conflict [3].
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Miscellanea: The War in Iran - A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry acoup.blog 1 fact
claimThe United States identifies only two strategic concerns of note in the Middle East: the Suez Canal and the connected Red Sea shipping system, and oil production in the Persian Gulf along with the associated export shipping system.
After the War: Rethinking Regional Security in the Middle ... arab-reform.net 1 fact
accountThe Middle East has incurred significant human, economic, and environmental costs over the last two decades, including the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the war in Syria, state collapse in Libya, Yemen, and Sudan, the genocide in Gaza, wars in Lebanon, mass displacement, and insecurity in the Gulf and Red Sea.