OpinionViewpointsBiden Empowered Iran Proxies Attacking US Forces and Threatening Wider War Against IsraelCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveHouthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against U.S. and UK strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sana'a, Yemen, on Jan. 14, 2024. AP PhotoBy Tyler O’Neil2/19/2024Updated: 2/19/2024PrintX 10:00CommentaryThe budding regional war in the Middle East is a crisis of President Joe Biden’s own making.