Dubai ports-Transshipment ports for Iranian Ships/Dhows
This is not a scoop but a post to raise awareness.
Two main ports in the United Arab Emirates, Al-Hamariya & Port-Rasheed host on a daily basis Iranian-flagged ships/ dhows that mostly come from the ports of Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Bandar e Lengeh, and even one record from Asaluyeh military port.
This is alongside ships/ dhows that make use of  Indian and Somalian flags that arrive from the Somali and Yemeni coasts, load goods and return back.
The fact that Iranian ships/ dhows arrive at these ports on a daily basis and anchor alongside the vessels arriving from the Somali and Yemeni coasts should raise many questions, especially the question of whether these ports are safe.
Let's not forget the fact that Salalah Port in Oman serves as Somalia's main cargo terminal.
So, what is special about the nature of the cargo of these ports?
To mention the fact that civilian ships/dhows depart from Iranian ports that are defined as military and the fact that vessels sail in areas of the Somalian coast that are under the control of militias does not leave much doubt about the possibility that the transfer of weapons is most likely an option.
*Added on February 02, 2023:
For example MSV AL FAZAL 2031, MMSI 419956071
A typical dhow, using the Indian flag, was spotted on February 02, 2023, just 30 Km east of Cadale port, an area under Al-Shabaab control. Departed from Port-Rasheed and not from Salalah.
On February 04, 2023, MSV AL FAZAL 2031, Moored at Kismayo port and turn its AIS OFF, a classic behavior for weapon smuggling in an area controlled totally by the Al-Shabaab group!
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January 2023.