The Proxy War Escalates: Iran, US, and Saudi Arabia Play a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse The latest developments in the Middle East suggest that the region is hurtling towards an all out war between Iran, the United States, and Saudi Arabia.
The Houthis' claim of responsibility for a missile attack on Saudi Arabia's southern city of Jizan has heightened tensions to unprecedented levels, coupled with President Donald Trump's insistence that Iran "cannot have a nuclear weapon.
" The proxy war in Yemen, which began in 2015, has now spilled over into the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical waterways.