Here Come the Houthis (Bonus)

Podcast: History As It Happens · Martin Di Caro

Opublikowano: 2026-09-16

Subscribe to listen to the entire 22-minute episode (or preview 8 minutes). New developments in Yemen bode poorly for global oil flows or a peaceful settlement of the Greater Middle East's raging conflicts. The Associated Press reports the Houthi rebels have seized two strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, bolstering their ability to control a critical maritime shipping route. The Houthis’ latest gains in their ongoing conflict with Saudi Arabia follow the seizure of the Red Sea port of Mokha and a strategic island last week. The fighting is putting even more upward pressure on gl...