"Talks between Gulf nations and Iran due to be held today were called off, fighting in Yemen intensified — raising fears of a closure of the Bab el-Mandeb waterway in addition to restrictions to maritime traffic via the Strait of Hormuz — and Saudi Arabia closed a critical pipeline following drone attacks.
Iran and its proxies have in recent weeks sought to “upend any minimal sense of stability in the region,” The New York Times noted, while a leading US analyst warned that “horizontal escalation” where the conflict spread beyond its current borders meant that current unrest had “at least months more to go.”"
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