On Saturday, tensions escalated between Iran and its allies, and those who oppose it, spreading the conflict to international waters. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired missiles at Saudi Arabia’s strategic city of Hodeida as retaliation for recent Saudi airstrikes (thepress.co.nz). Meanwhile, Iran accused Ukraine of conducting a deadly attack on a commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, resulting in one death and injuries among sailors (aljazeera.com). The United States has stopped its nightly strikes against Iranian targets after a 13-day streak, focusing instead on maintaining a naval blockade without further attacks for an unspecified reason (illawarramercury.com.au, smh.com.au). The spread of conflict to the Red Sea and Caspian regions reflects the broader international tensions involving Iran.