Iran’s Supreme Leader with Houthi official Mohammed Abdul-Salam, Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2019


Beyond Gaza: Israel Expands The “Indirect War” on Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran

US and UK Strike Yemen’s Houthis Over Attacks on Shipping


On Thursday night — hours before US and UK strikes on the Houthis over the Yemeni group’s attacks on Red Sea shipping I joined BBC Radio 4’s The Briefing Room for a 30-minute analysis of the Israel-Gaza mass killings and the possible escalation of conflict across the Middle East.

The other analyst is Middle East expert Jane Kinninmont of the European Leadership Network, and the host is David Aaronovitch. The discussion is preceded by commentaries from BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and Yemen specialist Elizabeth Kendall.

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