A combined closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait by the Houthis and the Strait of Hormuz by Iran could potentially cause global trade disruption, spikes in oil and energy prices, and worldwide stock-market crashes, thereby pressuring the Trump Administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war.

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• Person: Not available Organization: The New Yorker
  The Limits of Iran's Proxy Empire | The New Yorker

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• The Limits of Iran's Proxy Empire | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com The New Yorker via serper

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• Iran location
• Trump administration entity
• Houthi movement entity
• Strait of Hormuz location
• Benjamin Netanyahu entity
• Bab-el-Mandeb Strait location