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Will the Bab-el-Manded Strait be the next to close? | Iran War Briefing Day 47 with Michael Clarke
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April 15, 2026
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3:43Now PlayingOn day three of a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Sky’s military analyst Michael Clarke explains how the situation could escalate across the Middle East - and whether China might use its only overseas military base in the Red Sea if it were drawn into an enforcement action against the United States.
‘In practice, the war in Iran is all about freedom of shipping and its damage to the world economy’, says Sky’s military analyst Michael Clarke.
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