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Asia-Bound Tanker Exits Red Sea Via Suez as Others Risk Strait
An Asia-bound supertanker carrying Saudi oil has taken the longer Suez Canal route instead of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait due to Houthi threats. Other vessels continue to navigate the riskier Bab el-Mandeb Strait despite heightened uncertainty in the region.
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