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Somali terror groups could tighten Hormuz chokehold through Bab-el-Mandeb piracy, experts say
Jpost ^ | May 5, 2026

Posted on 05/05/2026 6:25:49 PM PDT by Freeleesy

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, is already considered a significant vulnerability due to the presence of Yemen's Houthi terrorists.

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Iran; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: babelmandeb; piracy; pirates; somali

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1 posted on 05/05/2026 6:25:49 PM PDT by Freeleesy
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To: Freeleesy

This could end well.

Somali pirates attack someone and it’s game on.


2 posted on 05/05/2026 6:29:30 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Freeleesy

Great opportunity to kill more...shall we say...terrorists.


3 posted on 05/05/2026 6:30:02 PM PDT by toddausauras (47 47 47 )
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To: Freeleesy

Yippee-Ki-Yay! More targets!!!


4 posted on 05/05/2026 6:31:05 PM PDT by Steely eyed killer of the deep (When in the course of human events...)
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To: metmom
I'm totally confused about this war. The objectives change by the hour; they slip and slide all over the map. Now President Trump is going to let the Iranians keep their Uraniums. Just heard that the Gulf of Hormuz has been closed again. I have no clue if Israel is done either.

President Trump started this by setting forth clear goals. He has strayed way far away from his original objectives.

5 posted on 05/05/2026 6:33:50 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Who knows who’s telling the truth any more.

I just watch and wait and pray.

God knows all about it and He’s in control.


6 posted on 05/05/2026 6:40:35 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

FWIW, I’m not inactive. I’m watching things develop and planning accordingly.

My garden is getting off to a good start.

We’re keeping our supply of gas and diesel for the tractor and other vehicles stocked.

Got my strategic supply of toilet paper. :)


7 posted on 05/05/2026 6:43:01 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Freeleesy

I double dog dare ‘em.


8 posted on 05/05/2026 6:52:30 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie; All

I’m totally confused about this war. The objectives change by the hour; they slip and slide all over the map. Now President Trump is going to let the Iranians keep their Uraniums. Just heard that the Gulf of Hormuz has been closed again. I have no clue if Israel is done either.


I don’t see the goals changing at all. I see reporting on goals changing all the time. Lots of reporting by entities antithetical to President Trump.

President Trump, as usual, is using his rhetoric to keep his adversaries on their heels. I have not heard him say anything opposite to his stated goals.


9 posted on 05/05/2026 6:55:50 PM PDT by marktwain (----------------------)
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To: metmom
Got to keep a strategic supply of TP!

Watch and pray. That's excellent advice. Yes, God is control, although I sometimes have to remind myself. Better than any anxiety medicine.

10 posted on 05/05/2026 7:27:23 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: metmom

They had to take up legitimate piracy since the learing centers got shut down


11 posted on 05/05/2026 8:03:58 PM PDT by SPDSHDW (A sinner saved by Jesus)
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To: SPDSHDW

Thirty years ago, if someone had told me the condition this world would be in, I would not have believed him.


12 posted on 05/05/2026 10:55:27 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Freeleesy

They will, of course, be using weapons supplied by the still intact IRGC.


13 posted on 05/06/2026 8:38:21 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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