Houthi fighters near a destroyed vehicle after an attack on Saudi-backed Yemeni Government forces, September 15, 2026
EA on Pakistan TV: Crisis Surges as Advance of Yemen’s Houthis Joins Failing US War on Iran
I joined CEO Retort’s Tim El-Sheikh on Wednesday for a 41-minute deep dive into the escalating conflict between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia, complicating the Trump camp’s failing War on Iran.
I detail the situation in Yemen, as the Houthis seize control of the Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait; Saudi airstrikes attempting to push back the advance; and Houthi attacks on Saudi facilities.
I explain how the conflict is linked to Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, with a further shock to oil and gas markets from damage to Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline.
I consider if the Trump Administration has distanced itself from Saudi partners as US Embassy personnel in Oman sit down with Houthi representatives.
And I look at the growing problems for the Trump camp on the homefront, ahead of November’s mid-term elections.
- 0:00: Introduction
- 2:35: How Yemen shifted the War on Iran
- 5:04: Explaining the rise of the Houthis and the importance of the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait
- 8:22: Saudi Arabia’s escalation with the Houthis and the UAE-Saudi split in Yemen
- 13:36: Why the US is negotiating with the Houthis.
- 20:30: How did US military might lose all leverage in the Middle East?
- 26:40: No Trump Plan B in Iran
- 28:34: Misinformation by the Trump Administration ahead of the upcoming midterms
- 35:09: Trump’s spectacle with bribes to voters
- 39:41: The response from the BRICS countries to the chaos
Photos show extensive damage to US Middle East bases: https://abcnews.com/Politics/photos-show-extensive-damage-us-middle-east-bases/story?id=136507770
“U.S. bases in the Middle East have suffered severe damage as a result of Iranian attacks, images and videos obtained by ABC News show, as the Pentagon surveys the costs of a war the U.S. began more than six months ago. The images, which were recently obtained by ABC News but capture moments in time across the conflict, show damage to buildings and an aircraft at three U.S. bases in Kuwait and a Saudi base that houses U.S. assets, some of which were evacuated amid the danger.”
Images Show Severe Destruction at US Base in Kuwait: https://meidasnews.com/news/exclusive-images-show-severe-destruction-at-us-base-in-kuwait
“MeidasTouch has obtained exclusive images this afternoon showing the aftermath of an Iranian attack on a US base in Kuwait, and based on what we’ve reviewed, the destruction is severe. Several structures at the base appear to have been completely destoryed, with everything surrounding them leveled as well. What were once functioning structures are now flattened, with debris scattered across the surrounding area.”
The U.S. Is Burning Through Its Supply of Interceptors to Counter Iran’s Attacks: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/the-u-s-is-burning-through-its-supply-of-interceptors-to-counter-irans-attacks-f42c5ecd
“The U.S. military fired up to 70 or more of its high-end air defense interceptors last week when Iran launched a missile attack on Jordan, U.S. and regional officials familiar with the matter said, a heavy expenditure that underscores Iran’s improved ability to target U.S. forces and challenge American air defenses. U.S. forces fired 60 to 70 Patriot interceptors to counter the attack, which consisted of about 20 ballistic missiles, some of the officials said. The U.S. also fired more than a dozen Thaad interceptors, one of the officials said. The expenditure is about what the U.S. has used in a full week at other times in the war, another of the officials said.”