As Iran proxies activate in Yemen and Iraq, Trump’s Mideast morass deepens
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As U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran intensify following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran-backed proxy forces are mobilizing across Yemen and Iraq, blocking critical global energy corridors. Oil prices surge and the global economy reels as President Trump faces a deepening quagmire in the Middle East with no clear diplomatic exit in sight.
With no clear path out of U.S. war on Iran, a messy Mideast gets messier - The Washington Post
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As Iran proxies activate in Yemen and Iraq, Trump’s Mideast morass deepens
Two of the most important corridors for international energy shipments are blocked by Iran and its proxies, oil prices are up and the global economy is reeling.
September 12, 2026 at 11:44 a.m. EDT
39 minutes ago
7 min
*Yemeni civilians in the Bani Matar district outside Sanaa celebrate the Houthi takeover in Mokha, on Saturday. (AP)*
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Rachel Chason
AMMAN, Jordan — As the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran opened with the killing of the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Donald Trump said the bombing would continue “throughout the week, or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!”
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* Steve Hendrix From Hamas attack to U.S. war with Iran, violence forges a new Middle East March 4, 2026
* Rachel Chason and Heba Farouk Mahfouz Iran targets commerce as drone hits Dubai airport; Israel says war will go on March 16, 2026
* Steve Hendrix and Heidi Levine Threat from Iran conflict spreads across Middle East in 72 hours March 3, 2026
* Susannah George What will it take for U.S. and Iran to end war? Here’s what we know. April 10, 2026
* Karen DeYoung , Susannah George and Ellen Francis U.S., Iran complete round of talks as Trump weighs diplomacy against strikes February 26, 2026
* Molly Hennessy-Fiske , N. Kirkpatrick and Tim Craig Mix of joy, unease grips Iranian diaspora watching U.S.-Israeli strikes from afar March 1, 2026
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As Iran proxies activate in Yemen and Iraq, Trump’s Mideast morass deepens
Two of the most important corridors for international energy shipments are blocked by Iran and its proxies, oil prices are up and the global economy is reeling.
September 12, 2026 at 11:44 a.m. EDT
39 minutes ago
7 min
*Yemeni civilians in the Bani Matar district outside Sanaa celebrate the Houthi takeover in Mokha, on Saturday. (AP)*
By
Rachel Chason
AMMAN, Jordan — As the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran opened with the killing of the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Donald Trump said the bombing would continue “throughout the week, or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!”
---
* Steve Hendrix From Hamas attack to U.S. war with Iran, violence forges a new Middle East March 4, 2026
* Rachel Chason and Heba Farouk Mahfouz Iran targets commerce as drone hits Dubai airport; Israel says war will go on March 16, 2026
* Steve Hendrix and Heidi Levine Threat from Iran conflict spreads across Middle East in 72 hours March 3, 2026
* Susannah George What will it take for U.S. and Iran to end war? Here’s what we know. April 10, 2026
* Karen DeYoung , Susannah George and Ellen Francis U.S., Iran complete round of talks as Trump weighs diplomacy against strikes February 26, 2026
* Molly Hennessy-Fiske , N. Kirkpatrick and Tim Craig Mix of joy, unease grips Iranian diaspora watching U.S.-Israeli strikes from afar March 1, 2026
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