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
