Will the Houthis seizing the Red Sea coast give Iran leverage in the war?

The Ansarullah Houthis seize Yemen's Red Sea coast, cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The advance of the Tehran-aligned group threatens an alternative route for energy supplies - with traffic in the Strait of Hormuz already limited. Will it give Iran leverage in its war with the US?

In this episode: 

• Ahmed Al-Ashwal - Military and security researcher, and a former pilot officer with Yemen's armed forces.

• Jennifer Gavito - Former U.S. Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East and a former State Department Official 

• Abas Aslani - Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies

Host: Neave Barker

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