Was Washington Still Distracted by Korea?

Was the United States still distracted by the Korean War during the Suez Crisis?

Not chiefly by Korea; American policy was preoccupied with containing the Soviet Union across every region.

Washington's larger distraction was the Soviet Union everywhere, not unfinished business in Korea alone. American policy tried to fit the Middle East into a global containment system even when local governments were pursuing rival priorities. Attempts to construct a regional alliance and intervention in Iran helped turn the area into a Cold War battleground. American officials repeatedly interpreted regional nationalism through a communist-versus-Western framework.