The Ansarullah Houthis seize Yemen's Red Sea coast, cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The advance of the Tehran-aligned group threatens an alternative route for energy supplies - with traffic in the Strait of Hormuz already limited. Will it give Iran leverage in its war with the US?
In this episode:
Ahmed Al-Ashwal - Military and security researcher, and a former pilot officer with Yemen's armed forces.
Jennifer Gavito - Former U.S. Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East and a former State Department Official
Abas Aslani - Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies
Host: Neave Barker
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