Tag: Bab al-Mandab
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🇪🇷 Eritrea’s Red Sea Moment: How the Iran War Is Bringing a Once-Isolated Nation Into the Geopolitical Spotlight
Eritrea is emerging from decades of international isolation as the Iran war increases the strategic importance of the Red Sea. With roughly 1,000 kilometers of coastline, access to Massawa and Assab, and growing tensions with Ethiopia, Asmara is gaining new geopolitical significance at the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East and global maritime trade.