FOX News: US, Iran support for dueling sides in Yemen raises prospect of proxy fight
Intervention by the U.S. and Iran in Yemen is raising the prospect of a proxy war even as the Obama administration tries to reach a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic – with Iran sending two ships to waters near Yemen, as the U.S. speeds up military aid to the Saudi-led coalition striking Tehran-backed rebels there.
Iran's English-language state broadcaster Press TV quoted Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayyari as saying the ships, dispatched for the Gulf of Aden, would be part of an anti-piracy campaign "safeguarding naval routes for vessels in the region."
But the move comes amid the Saudi-led air campaign against Yemeni rebels, known as Houthis, which Iran is accused of backing.
WNU Editor: The conflict is Yemen is drawing in everyone .... Iran, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, the U.S., etc. .... and while much of this conflict stems from Yemen's own internal differences and grievances, all of these outside powers are not helping the situation .... in fact .... they are escalating it.
More News On Yemen Becoming A Proxy War For The Regional Powers In The Middle East
Iran sends naval destroyer to Yemen and the US accelerates supplying weapons to Saudi coalition as foreign powers get drawn deeper into the conflict -- Daily Mail
Yemen crisis: An Iranian-Saudi battleground? -- Frank Gardner, BBC
Yemen Conflict Devolves Into Proxy War -- WSJ
Yemen conflict turning into proxy war, says Yemeni academic -- Deutsche Welle
America Immobilized as Iran-Saudi Arabia Proxy War Turns Bloody -- Allister Cooke
Iran-Saudi proxy war in Yemen explodes into region-wide crisis -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Who’s fighting for whom in Yemen’s proxy war? -- Laura Kasinof, Reuters
2 comments:
Hmmm... Typical mainstream American press. Usually a dollar short and a day late!!! Of course it's a PROXY war between Shiites and Sunni backers! Iran vs Saudi Arabia in simple English.
THE MSM is liberal. The president is liberal.
Of course they would not want to bring this up.
The president declared Yemen & Somalia success stories 6 months ago.
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