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Yemen conflict inflaming Saudi-Iranian rivalry

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For years just an obscure fight raging in remote desert mountains, Yemen's war with Shiite rebels has been dragged up to a new level, inflaming the rivalry between the Middle East's two powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran.

That rivalry has encompassed nearly every conflict in the region: In Lebanon and Iraq and among the Palestinians, Iran has backed militant groups,...

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