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Yemen’s Strategic Reckoning

This episode examines Yemen’s challenge to Saudi ambitions and the risk of US escalation triggering a wider regional crisis with global energy implications.

This week on The Mideastream, we examine how Yemen’s confrontation with Saudi Arabia is exposing the limits of military superiority, undermining Riyadh’s regional ambitions, and raising fresh concerns over the vulnerability of critical aviation and oil infrastructure.

With Ansarullah strengthening its influence and Saudi allies hesitant to enter a direct confrontation, we explore whether Washington’s next move could escalate tensions into a wider regional crisis, threatening global energy security and extending far beyond West Asia.