U.S.-Iran Strikes Pause as War Spreads to Red Sea, Caspian
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- U.S. and Iran paused strikes over the weekend even as the Iran war broadened, with conflict spilling to the Red Sea and Caspian Sea.
- Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, and Iran accused Ukraine of targeting one of its vessels in the Caspian Sea.
Why it matters: The pause in direct U.S.-Iran strikes contrasts with widening proxy and spillover attacks — Houthi strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure and Iran's accusation against Ukraine — meaning the conflict's geographic scope is expanding even as direct exchanges cool.
