Renewed Clashes Threaten Regional Stability as Houthis Target Riyadh with Missiles

Fighting is intensifying between Yemen’s Ansarullah Houthis and Saudi Arabia. For the first time since a ceasefire in 2022, the Houthis fired missiles towards the capital, Riyadh. The Iran-backed group says it will respond to any escalation with an escalation of its own. The stand-off highlights the historic enmity between the two sides, but it also risks dragging the wider region into conflict. What will it take to stop the attacks?

Presenter: Rob Matheson

Guests: Nawaf Obaid – senior research fellow at King’s College London and former adviser to the Saudi government; Muhanad Seloom – non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs; Ibrahim Jalal – Yemeni affairs analyst who specialises in regional security and armed groups