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Are the Huthis on the warpath?

Arab Digest Newsletter / / Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, Yemen / 1 Comment

Ref: AD-3025

Summary: escalation in the war between the US and Iran is set against a developing and dangerous situation in Yemen with the outlook for a return to full scale war there a growing possibility.

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1 thought on “Are the Huthis on the warpath?”

  1. Helen Lackner

    Not only a typically excellent article by Helen Lackner but also very timely with the Huthis announcing a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia this afternoon. Similar foresight was demonstrated by Professor Michael Clarke on Sky News over the weekend; and he went on to ask whether the Huthis might nudge their al-Shabaab allies in Somalia to attack shipping in the western end of the Sea of Arabia. See this link.

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