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A barrage of U.S., coalition and militant attacks in the Middle East over the last five days are compounding U.S. fears that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza could expand, as massive military strikes failed to stall the assault on Red Sea shipping by Yemen-based Houthis.

Even as the U.S. and allies pummeled more than two dozen Iran-backed Houthi locations on Friday in retaliation for attacks on ships, the Houthis have continued their maritime assaults. And Tehran struck sites in Iraq and Syria, claiming to target an Israeli “spy headquarters,” then followed that Tuesday with reported missile and drone attacks in Pakistan.

The chaotic wave of attacks and reprisals involving the United States, its allies and foes suggested not only that last week’s assault had failed to deter the Houthis, but that the broader regional war that the U.S. has spent months trying to avoid was becoming closer to reality. And underscoring the gravity of the roiling situation, the Biden administration is expected to announce plans to redesignate the Houthis as global terrorists, according to people familiar with the decision who requested anonymity to discuss the matter ahead of its announcement.

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[–] MataVatnik 12 points 8 months ago (18 children)

Iran bombed Iraq and Pakistan. Pakistan already bombed Iran. Yemen insurgents are attacking shipping lanes, Israel is bombing Lebanon. It's already a regional war.

[–] Altofaltception 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (17 children)

Pakistan is not in the middle east. The targeting of the rebels in Balochistan by Iran is completely unrelated to the goings on in the middle east.

You also failed to include Israel bombing targets in Lebanon and Syria while carrying out a genocide in Gaza, which is wholly within the middle east.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You also failed to include Jordan bombing Syria.. hot off the press.

Not to mention Syria killing bombing their own people and Turkey bombing "targets" in Syria and Iraq.

[–] Altofaltception -2 points 8 months ago

Sure. Just pointing out how a regional war doesn't extend to the Indian subcontinent.

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