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Catlady123

(53 posts) Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:44 AM Yesterday

Senior Iranian source to Reuters

* SENIOR IRANIAN SOURCE TO REUTERS: IF THE SITUATION GETS OUT OF CONTROL, IRAN'S ALLIES WILL ALSO CLOSE BAB EL-MANDEB WATERWAY

@reuters.com
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-04-07T13:17:24.238Z

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Senior Iranian source to Reuters (Original Post) Catlady123 Yesterday OP

If the US Congress and Courts had done their jobs, we would not be at the point we are today. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1

The Houthis have been bombed pretty badly, gab13by13 Yesterday #2

How do they Greg_In_SF Yesterday #3

Good question... Wuddles440 Yesterday #4

Irish_Dem

(81,520 posts)

1. If the US Congress and Courts had done their jobs, we would not be at the point we are today.

Reply to Catlady123 (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:56 AM

Yesterday

gab13by13

(32,413 posts)

2. The Houthis have been bombed pretty badly,

Reply to Catlady123 (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 10:05 AM

Yesterday

even President Biden bombed the shit out of them.

They are still relevant though. Bab-el-Mandeb links the Red Sea, effectively to the Indian Ocean, to the Mediterranean Sea and further to the Atlantic with access to the Suez Canal.

Greg_In_SF

(1,287 posts)

3. How do they

Reply to Catlady123 (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 10:07 AM

Yesterday

define "out of control"?

Wuddles440

(2,095 posts)

4. Good question...

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 10:33 AM

Yesterday

because it already seems to be the case!

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