Do US President Donald Trump and his advisers have a comprehensive strategy for the Middle East, or are they engaged in ad hoc efforts to put out the fires that continue to burn in the region? This is an important question brought to the fore by the White House’s recent decision to conduct air strikes against the Houthis, an Iranian-allied militia in Yemen, for their role in attacks on Red Sea shipping and Israel. But the answer to his question will have ramifications far beyond Yemen.
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