Yemen’s Houthis march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, September 10, 2026 (AP)
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UPDATE, SEPT 17:
I rejoined Pakistan TV on Wednesday to analyze the effect on the US War on Iran of the Houthi advance in Yemen and their conflict with Saudi Arabia.
We begin with the Saudi claim that it intercepted a drone fired on the holy city of Mecca. Then I discuss the state of the Houthi advance, the exchange of attacks with Saudi Arabia, and US talks with the Houthis in Oman.
The other guest is retired Maj. Gen. Zahid Mahmood.
Watch from 3:56:
ORIGINAL ENTRY, SEPT 15: I joined Pakistan TV on Monday to analyze how the advance of Yemen’s Houthis is feeding the crisis of the failing US War on Iran.
I explain how Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait interacts with Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz as the global economy faces the shock over oil, gas, and commodities.
I remind viewers how the Trump Administration put itself in this position. While stressing that diplomatic channels must remain open, I wonder when the Trumpists will return to negotiations.
Iran War Has the U.S. Military on the Brink of a “Breakdown”: https://theintercept.com/2026/09/15/iran-war-us-military-bases/
“As the conflict has engulfed the region, the military has grappled with a growing list of challenges: Iranian attacks on U.S. bases and warships in the Middle East, depleted stockpiles of defensive munitions, increasing casualties, maintenance issues on ships, lengthy troop deployments, complicated logistics, flagging morale and a host of other issues that have taken a heavy toll on troops, damaged military readiness, and a strained Pentagon budget — contradicting months of rosy pronouncements by the Trump administration.”