Yemeni researcher and political analyst Baraa Shiban (and dear friend of the show) is back not only to give us an update on Yemen now that the civil war (and Saudi Arabia’s role in it) are heating up again, but also to give Thomas a much-deserved dressing down for not going far enough to hold Jeremy Hunt to account for his role in the Stockholm Agreement.
Baraa explains:
The collapse of the 2022 Yemen truce and renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping
The Yemen battlefield map: Houthi control of Sanaa, Hodeidah and the northwest versus government-held south and east
The strategic importance of Marib and Hadramaut, including Saudi-trained National Shield and Emergency Forces
Mocha, the Giants Brigades and the impact of the UAE withdrawal on anti-Houthi military capabilities
The Stockholm Agreement and how the 2018 ceasefire strengthened long-term Houthi leverage
Why the Houthis are escalating now and how renewed fighting serves Iran’s regional strategy
Houthi links with the IRGC, Hezbollah and Iraqi militias, including operations and financial networks in Iraq
Saudi war aims, the Mecca Accords and the emerging Saudi–Turkey–Pakistan security architecture
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