Trump's Mideast Quagmire Deepens as Yemen Conflict Spirals Out of Control

The US is involved in multiple conflicts in the Middle East, and it's getting increasingly complex. The war between Iran and Saudi Arabia has spread to Yemen, with Houthi forces gaining control of a crucial waterway.

US President Donald Trump has been weighing his options, and on Sunday, he called off airstrikes against the Houthis after initially agreeing to them. This is just one front in a series of interlocking standoffs brought on by the war.

The Houthi forces have pledged to prevent all Saudi shipping from entering or leaving the Red Sea, which could disrupt global oil supplies. The UN reports that 700 people have been killed and 130,000 displaced in the fighting between Houthi and Yemeni forces.