I first learned about the Barbary pirates in Marine boot camp. It is the origination of the Marine officers sword a variation carried to this day.

The Mameluke sword in the Marine Corps originated from a sword presented to First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon by the Ottoman viceroy, Prince Hamet, in 1805 after the Marines' successful actions at the Battle of Derna during the First Barbary War.

With regard to Hormuz. I am not sure if it will ever return to normal. Not until a new administration takes over. One with more sanity and experience.