In recent days, tensions have further escalated in the Middle East with the U.S. strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria. There have also been U.S. strikes with the U.K. on Houthi forces which have been blamed for attacks on ships in the Red Sea. What may be the response from these strikes? Are we seeing more spillover effects of the Israel-Palestine conflict? And how should we evaluate the U.S. role in the Middle East?