Somali terror groups could tighten Hormuz chokehold through Bab-el-Mandeb piracy, experts say

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, is considered a significant vulnerability due to the presence of Yemen's Houthi terrorists. Terror groups in Somalia may seek to acquire legitimacy by attacking American and Israeli interests along the strait, which could worsen the situation if they insert themselves in the conflict. The Houthis have carried out attacks from Yemen's territory in support of Somalia's Al-Shabaab, which is backed by the Houthis