Red Sea

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Seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean

The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To the north of the Red Sea lies the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez, which leads to the Suez Canal. It is underlain by the Red Sea Rift, which is part of the Great Rift Valley.

Also known as...Sinus Arabicus, The red sea, Al Baḩr al Aḩmar, Erythraean Sea, and Arabian Gulf
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Hormuz blockade chokes global trade

Hormuz blockade chokes global trade A U.S. naval blockade has paralyzed Iranian maritime trade as Tehran threatens retaliation in the Red Sea.