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Iran Says Middle East Has No Need for US ‘Policeman’ as Saudi-Backed Yemen Forces ‘Hit’ Houthis

Yemen’s government forces have claimed major strikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Mocha as fighting intensified along the Red Sea coast on September 12. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said the Iran war could end "very soon” as he predicted that oil prices will fall,…

Yemen’s government forces have claimed major strikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Mocha as fighting intensified along the Red Sea coast on September 12. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said the Iran war could end "very soon” as he predicted that oil prices will fall, all while suggesting that Tehran was likely behind attacks on Saudi infrastructure. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, for his part, has said the Middle East needs no US "policeman" amid the escalating Hormuz crisis.

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