The American magazine Foreign Policy expected that the Yemen file would be at the top of what it described as the upcoming "aftershocks" in the Middle East, at a time when the Trump administration will find it extremely difficult to withdraw from a region that is still being reshaped by the effects of October 7.

The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced sending new military reinforcements to the Middle East, while the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln prepares to leave the region.

The Middle East Conference concluded its activities on Wednesday in Istanbul, which was organized by the Mokha Center for Studies in cooperation with Gelisim University and a number of research institutions.

Analysts say Iran has been moving cautiously since the war in Gaza broke out, trying to show its strength without provoking a reaction from the United States.

The Pentagon revealed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the dispatch of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, and the acceleration of the arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group to the region, as part of American efforts to deter Iran and its proxies amid escalating regional tensions.

Bloomberg reported that Saudi Arabia is increasingly concerned about the situation in neighboring Yemen, where Iranian-backed Houthi militants have escalated their hostilities with Israel and threatened to attack the oil-rich kingdom over allegations that it is waging an economic war against them.