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[00:00:00] of
[00:00:15] making the
[00:00:15] headlines.
[00:00:26] a
[00:00:29] of
[00:00:34] The President of Pakistan on the advice
[00:00:37] of the prime minister Shahbas Sharief imposes
[00:00:41] emergency in Khabar Pakhtunkwah
[00:00:46] of province.
[00:00:48] of
[00:00:53] The
[00:00:53] of government of forms the 11 member KP advisory
[00:00:56] council as the
[00:00:58] of government of defends the imposition of emergence. as a
[00:01:02] of constitutional measure its the rising terrorism and forms an 11
[00:01:06] member advisory council to over see
[00:01:11] of of the key provincial of departments.
[00:01:15] governor khiber pakhtunkwa faisal karem kundi chairs the first meeting
[00:01:19] of the newly constituted kp advisory council b zero tolerance for the
[00:01:23] corruption priorities peace, good
[00:01:25] of governance and effective utilization
[00:01:27] of the mineral resources.
[00:01:33] of At least 12 people have been killed and
[00:01:37] 309 others wounded in attack on king Khalib
[00:01:40] International Airport in Brayad fronting authorities to
[00:01:44] suspend
[00:01:45] operations.
[00:01:51] Prime Minister Shahbas Sharief strongly condemns the houti militious attack on
[00:01:55] King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh to be affirming Pakistan's unvaving
[00:01:59] solidarity with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its leadership and brotherly people
[00:02:03] saying Pakistan will stand shoulder to shoulder with the kingdom in every
[00:02:06] time of
[00:02:07] of trial.
[00:02:12] The EU's talks with the Afghan Taliban
[00:02:14] a face criticism
[00:02:15] of the concerns that migration priorities overshadowed car
[00:02:19] terrorism, girls education and women's rights amits the terrorist
[00:02:23] groups presence in
[00:02:23] Afghanistan.
[00:02:30] US president Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine
[00:02:33] of agreed in to
[00:02:33] of immediate energy sease fire everging both sides to honor the
[00:02:36] agreement.
[00:02:43] Flash floods destroy homes and bridges in central Nepal 49
[00:02:47] rescued five missing as the country continues to recover
[00:02:50] from the deadly floods
[00:02:52] of and
[00:02:54] of landslides.
[00:02:59] Pakistan. unbeats Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the second
[00:03:03] T20 international
[00:03:04] of at Rawalpendi cricket stadium to take
[00:03:06] of a of tunnel lead in the three match
[00:03:08] series.
[00:03:13] of
[00:03:15] a of a
[00:03:16] of
[00:03:22] in
[00:03:32] on the advise
[00:03:33] of the
[00:03:33] of Prime Minister Shahbas Sharif has imposed emergency in Khabar Pakhtunkwah province of
[00:03:37] Pakistan under articles 232 and
[00:03:41] of 234 of of Constitution of Pakistan given the gravity
[00:03:43] of the situation. The president signed the summary sent to him by
[00:03:47] Prime Minister Shabba Sharif on the recommendation
[00:03:49] of the cabinet for exercising his constitutional authority and
[00:03:53] imposing emergency in
[00:03:55] of Paxtunkhah under articles 232 and 234
[00:03:58] of the constitution of Pakistan. earlier the federal cabinet was briefed on the
[00:04:02] law and order situation and the provincial governments deliberate disengagement
[00:04:06] from the fight against terrorism and the deteriorating state of
[00:04:10] in affairs regarding terrorism in khibar. the cabinet conducted
[00:04:14] detailed
[00:04:14] of review
[00:04:14] of the situation, taking into account the worsening law and order conditions in
[00:04:18] khibar
[00:04:19] pakhtunkha.
[00:04:26] federal interior
[00:04:27] of of minister mosan nakwi
[00:04:28] of says monthlong efforts to Secure KP government's cooperation against
[00:04:32] terrorism failed due to the differences with PDI
[00:04:35] a leaders. Law minister Asim Nazir says the federal
[00:04:38] government acted within the
[00:04:40] of constitutional
[00:04:42] of framework while information minister Atar blames the KP government's
[00:04:45] approach for worsening security. Meanwile the federal government has formed an
[00:04:49] 11 member advisory council to oversee the
[00:04:59] After
[00:04:59] the declaration. of emergency in khibar pakhtunkwah the federal
[00:05:02] ministers held
[00:05:03] a crucial joint press conference in Islamabad
[00:05:07] of today and revealed the complete inside story of what
[00:05:10] led to the difficult decision. of declaring emergency
[00:05:14] inwah province interior minister mohsin said a
[00:05:18] sharp increase in terrorism citing 195%
[00:05:22] rise in terrorist incidents and 103% increase in
[00:05:25] casuality over one and a half year he stated that 518
[00:05:29] police personnel have been murtered since january
[00:05:32] 2024 and identified 12 districts
[00:05:35] of severely affected by terrorism so the
[00:05:39] fundamental grounds for imposition of agency
[00:05:43] are law and order, fight
[00:05:46] against terrorism and to save innocent people from
[00:05:50] from from the dreadful consequences of terrorist activities.
[00:05:54] information minister accused that PTI led
[00:05:58] prevential government of failing to maintain law and order and
[00:06:02] alleged that the militant groups had expanded their influence in the
[00:06:06] province. these this this government which has been
[00:06:09] suspended through a const utional
[00:06:12] option is responsible for the deaths
[00:06:16] of thousands of citizens oftunkhah
[00:06:20] because their pro-ttp pro tta
[00:06:23] policies. these were people who are apologists
[00:06:27] for these terrorists who are sympathizers who have always been sympathizers
[00:06:31] and let me also remind you that the policy of TTA
[00:06:35] towards women has been reflected by the KPK
[00:06:38] government with regard to women's rights with regard to women's education. may
[00:06:42] like
[00:06:43] to look at the statistics, how they have deprived women their
[00:06:46] right to livelihood and their right to education. he
[00:06:50] presented the proposed advisory council as team of
[00:06:53] technocrats, experienced officials and professionals
[00:06:57] tasked with improving governance and administration. the
[00:07:00] ministers maintained that the intervention was intended to address
[00:07:04] worsening terrorism, restore effective governance and
[00:07:08] strengthen coordination between the federal government and security
[00:07:11] institution.
[00:07:19] but for more details and live streaming log to our website
[00:07:25] find us on our socials in the name of
[00:08:13] to talk about the situation developing in the middle east, in
[00:08:17] the second segment we are going to talk about the controversy in the
[00:08:20] so-called largest democracy in the world, India
[00:08:23] regarding the revision in the electoral roles,
[00:08:27] there has been crackdown on the part the authorities against the
[00:08:30] demonstrations and the massive protests
[00:08:34] as they have erupted against this exercise the election
[00:08:38] commission of India and the Bharatiya Janata party
[00:08:42] led government in the center, we are going to talk about that
[00:08:45] particular pressing issue India is faced with in the second segment of
[00:08:54] that the situation which is unfolding in the middle
[00:08:58] east has entered into a very dangerous
[00:09:01] phase. when we talk about the convergence of multiple crises, when we
[00:09:05] talk about there was a crisis that was unfolding between the
[00:09:09] US and Iran, there is little bit of lull
[00:09:13] when we talk about the active hostilities between the two, but on the other
[00:09:17] side we have seen there is increase in the escalation
[00:09:21] when we talk about Saudi Arabia and the Huti
[00:09:24] rebels, also there are reports that suggest that the
[00:09:28] fighting continues in the red sea around Babel
[00:09:32] Mandab between the Houti rebels and the Yemen's
[00:09:36] government. Also when we talk about in the latest the
[00:09:39] developments there has been a horrific attack. on
[00:09:43] kingdom of Saudi Arabia Zuriyad's King Khalid International
[00:09:47] Airport, as result of which there have
[00:09:49] been reports of casualities and injuries
[00:09:53] as well, at least 12 people have been killed and over
[00:09:56] 309 people have been injured
[00:10:00] in that particular series of strikes by the Houti
[00:10:04] rebels against Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we have seen a
[00:10:07] strong reaction coming from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia
[00:10:11] calling or... describing this action is a full
[00:10:15] fledged war crime and is also promised very
[00:10:18] decisive response against the houti rebels in the wake
[00:10:22] of this particular act of aggression. on the part the huties,
[00:10:26] likewise we have seen the condemmination coming from all
[00:10:29] across, when we talk about the United Nations Secretary, General
[00:10:33] Pakistan's prime minister Shahbaz Sharief has also
[00:10:36] condemned this attack and is also reiterated
[00:10:40] Pakistan's commitment to Saudi Arabia's security,
[00:10:44] especially under the Macca joint defense
[00:10:47] agreement, also Malaysia, Germany, the United Arab
[00:10:51] Emirates and number of other countries and also...
[00:10:55] international institutions, including the European Union, they have
[00:10:59] also condemned this attack against Kingdom of Saudi
[00:11:02] Arabia's sovereignty, territorial integrity
[00:11:06] and security. At the same time there is an interesting factor when we talk
[00:11:10] about President Donald Trump, he was asked whether there could
[00:11:14] be a possibility the military involvement on the
[00:11:18] part the US, besides the Saudi
[00:11:21] forces against the hootis, he responded by saying:
[00:11:25] that we may, but that is not an official
[00:11:29] confirmation that perhaps the US would be
[00:11:32] involved in this retaliation the part the kingdom of Saudi Arabia against the
[00:11:36] hoothies through the military means, what are the options
[00:11:40] resting with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia amid this
[00:11:44] escalating situation between itself and the
[00:11:47] hoothis is concerned, what is the likelihood the US military
[00:11:51] involvement in this and also when we talk about in the
[00:11:55] larger scheme of things when there are
[00:11:58] uncertainties regarding as to where that conflict between
[00:12:02] the US and Iran will go, although there is a suspension of
[00:12:06] strikes, there was an announcement made by the US president regarding the
[00:12:10] suspension of strikes until after the midterm elections
[00:12:13] against Iran, but does this front actually
[00:12:17] compound that entire situation in the middle east
[00:12:21] when we talk about kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Houti rebels? where
[00:12:25] does diplomacy stand at the moment when it comes to or there
[00:12:28] any sort of chances when we talk about deescalating
[00:12:32] the situation between kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Hutis
[00:12:36] through diplomatic
[00:13:13] we specifically try to understand this
[00:13:16] very series of strikes on the part the huties when
[00:13:20] it comes to the civilian infrastructure within the
[00:13:24] kingdom of south. Arabia, it has been described as a full
[00:13:27] fledged war crime on the part the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it has
[00:13:31] also promised a very decisive response. Could you give us an
[00:13:35] understanding, how do you look at that?
[00:13:39] What's your assessment, what is this act on the part of hutis when
[00:13:43] it comes to specifically visave the civilian
[00:13:53] going on in the middle east, look, let's... "let's not kit ourselves, okay? the hoothi
[00:13:56] rebels are proxies the Iranian regime,
[00:14:00] okay? so they are acting uh, one
[00:14:04] on behalf of Iran, but two, the hoothi rebels have been at war with
[00:14:08] Saudi Arabia for years, right? I mean, I can recall when I was the senior intelligence
[00:14:12] officer in jibuuti uh, Africa in 2015 that the
[00:14:15] Hutis were firing drones and ballistic missiles at
[00:14:19] Saudi Arabia, but also at the United Arab Emirates, so there's a lot of blad bad
[00:14:23] blood between the two." Okay uh and and I suspect you
[00:14:27] know strongly Iran's been funding them, equipping them,
[00:14:31] training them, there's IRGC advisors on the ground, the Houti have
[00:14:35] also been firing ballistic missiles into Israel, so let's let's not
[00:14:39] let's not think that this just occurred, this has been going on for a long
[00:14:43] time uh
[00:14:44] this is intended to in my opinion do two things uh it's it's
[00:14:48] intended to add to the the glut if you of oil coming
[00:14:52] out the uh out the Persian Gulf by shutting down, I get your
[00:14:56] point sweet, if you
[00:15:02] this instance, in particular when when we talk
[00:15:05] about the targeting the civilian infrastructure, we've seen the
[00:15:09] casualties happening, hundreds of injuries have
[00:15:12] happened, this is clear cut violation of international law, the
[00:15:16] international norms, there are covenants, there conventions
[00:15:19] internationally that forbid and prohibit in
[00:15:23] categorical terms of any... military
[00:15:26] advancement or strike when it comes to the civilian
[00:15:29] infrastructure? no, I agree with that, it is, it is a war
[00:15:32] crime, and look, we've seen nothing but war crimes for the past four and a
[00:15:36] half years and the international community largely ignored them,
[00:15:40] okay? uh, so yes a war crime, civilians were killed,
[00:15:44] civilians were the target, okay, riyad is the airport that they
[00:15:48] struck is a civilian airport, it's
[00:15:49] not a military airport, it's a civilian airport, it was delivered and it got what they
[00:15:53] wanted, which was attention to their cause
[00:15:57] and attention to Iran's cause, and they believe that by
[00:16:00] escalating and getting that type of attention that the other nations
[00:16:04] in the region, the other gulf state nations and... and
[00:16:07] Israel will somehow back off of uh off either
[00:16:11] Iran or back off uh off the hoofi, but all that's
[00:16:15] really done is just in my opinion is just yes it it
[00:16:19] further escalates the situation and it's going to possibly cause an
[00:16:23] expansion the war okay when i say expansion the war mean
[00:16:26] Saudi Arabia retaliating but retaliatory strikes don't win
[00:16:30] wars they just make you feel better at
[00:16:32] the end the day but it could involve Pakistan it could also involve
[00:16:35] Turkey uh and stated in your opening uh
[00:16:38] piece, both them are signatories to the Mecca agreement,
[00:16:42] but let's also understand that they signed that document almost three months ago,
[00:16:46] so it's very um we're
[00:16:48] a time right now uh that that one or
[00:16:51] two actions on the battlefield can cause strategic
[00:16:55] consequences and and we're starting to see that uh right now
[00:16:59] on the ground
[00:17:07] "what's your understanding when we specifically talk about the options
[00:17:11] resting right now after this horrific attack against civilian
[00:17:15] infrastructure in the kingdom? what options resting with the
[00:17:19] kingdom of Saudi Arabia when it has promised a
[00:17:22] decisive response in return to towards the
[00:17:30] look, I agree with what my colleague John Sweet is saying, I think
[00:17:34] the hoothies are messaging here trying to bring a..." attention to their
[00:17:38] cause uh by attacking the king Khalid airport, which is a
[00:17:42] civilian airport, clearly uh they're not only just committing a war
[00:17:46] crime uh, but they're trying to send loud exclamation mark that they don't
[00:17:49] mind uh because they view that as is key to
[00:17:53] getting their global message out there. that set, I think there's also two
[00:17:57] other messages that are happening that will impact the nature of Saudi
[00:18:01] Arabia's response uh, this kind of attack, this type of horrific attack
[00:18:05] where 12 people were killed uh did happen a vacuum,
[00:18:09] I highly suspect that the approaching US mid-terms
[00:18:13] also motivated the hoothies to act uh by attacking the US all in
[00:18:17] the region, by attacking the sunni state at that, and
[00:18:21] that they are attempting to influence oil prices and and
[00:18:25] probably Iran is behind this, not probably, we know that Iran is behind this, the
[00:18:29] IRGC has been less effective of late in terms of interdicting
[00:18:33] oil supplies going through the traiter chamus, and so they need the hoothies to be
[00:18:37] escalated. in the babomed dead straight in the red sea in general, and I
[00:18:41] think that's why we've seen this action of late with the Housies taking the red sea
[00:18:44] coastal areas and now forcing Saudi Arabia to come
[00:18:47] back, so Saudi Arabia has a big decision ahead them,
[00:18:51] they need to ask themselves, are we going to continue to manage this conflict
[00:18:55] as we have for you, two decades, this goes back to
[00:18:59] 2015 uh, where they just want to manage it to a stailmate, because that's
[00:19:03] certainly been their approach, that's certainly been the yemini government approach,
[00:19:07] how... asstelment has got them vulnerable where they're at now because Iran
[00:19:11] over that same time period is been supplying um via the
[00:19:14] IRGC uh the hoothies with ballistic missiles and drones and they're coming
[00:19:18] under attack so so far Saudi Arabia in terms of this firm
[00:19:22] response that their defense spokesman uh made this morning or
[00:19:25] yesterday depending on what time zone you're in um yeah if it's just going to be
[00:19:29] more air strikes if it's only going to be loand to ground type
[00:19:32] support uh for operations to retake uh territory control by the
[00:19:36] hoothies. "I don't think much changes uh, and Pakistan
[00:19:40] itself, as part of this Mecca agreement, is also going to have to be deciding whether
[00:19:44] or not they're going to hear their own 2015 uh
[00:19:48] decision not to involve themselves in offensive
[00:19:51] operations uh in Yemen, but simply to resort to or I mean
[00:19:55] to uh refrain themselves from that, but just to
[00:19:58] basically be there to defend holy sites and and uh
[00:20:02] civilian sites within the kingdom of Saudi Arabia itself uh so
[00:20:06] Saudi Arabia has a big..." voice here, it's not clear which way they're going to do uh,
[00:20:10] but I do think they need to be doing more air streaks, I think they need to be considering the
[00:20:14] introduction of of ground forces if only a limited basis
[00:20:17] and and and quickly here, I think they also need to be talking to the new
[00:20:21] partners, how they can bring this about, because if not, this is just going
[00:20:25] to be rince and repeat and Saudi Arabia in the region will keep facing this
[00:20:29] crisis, uh the Houthies are not going away, unless they're
[00:20:39] the US position with hoodis, now there was an
[00:20:43] earlier stance, we know for fact a few weeks back, there
[00:20:47] was a statement made by president himself,
[00:20:50] that perhaps there was some sort of an engagement when it
[00:20:54] comes to the US and hooutis and hootis didn't want the
[00:20:58] US to come after them. now looking at
[00:21:02] this spec specific attack,
[00:21:06] president Trump was himself asked whether there could be a
[00:21:09] US military involvement and he said we may. it's not
[00:21:13] an official confirmation, as we do have clarity
[00:21:17] on that, but what could be the likelihood the? involvement at
[00:21:21] this stage going against the hoothies, do you
[00:21:25] think the US just before the midterm elections could afford to be involved
[00:21:29] militarily on another front just when it is involved
[00:21:32] directly with Iran on the other
[00:21:39] of 2025, from March to May 2025, the United States was involved an
[00:21:43] operation called rough writer in which they bombed right, hoothy targets
[00:21:47] for the better part of 45 days and if you recall, uh when the
[00:21:50] ceasefire was announced, the uh
[00:21:53] the agreement for the most part was the hoothi said we won't we won't attack us ships
[00:21:57] if you stop bombinas right and that was it and that supposedly was the end
[00:22:01] the operation an operation by the way which the Saudi Arabia government
[00:22:05] sat back and watch and did not participate uh they're probably
[00:22:09] thinking they probably should have done that earlier look the president says he
[00:22:13] may consider striking targets in Yemen um I I
[00:22:16] would say if he goes after targets in Yemen that those targets are going to be
[00:22:20] IRGC targets, IRGC forces that are
[00:22:24] supporting hoothi rebels at ballistic missile sites, at ports
[00:22:27] where missiles are arriving at training facilities, so there may
[00:22:31] be some additional strikes that occur,
[00:22:33] I don't necessarily think he's going to be chasing hoothi, I think he's going to be chasing the source,
[00:22:37] and the source in this case in my opinion is
[00:22:39] Iran.
[00:22:43] Right, okay, color sweet, when we try to understand the overall
[00:22:47] scheme of things, when we talk about... were the objectives which
[00:22:51] was said by Trump administration when we talk about its
[00:22:54] invasion against Iran so far more
[00:22:58] than more than eight months into that particular
[00:23:02] conflict, there is announcement that perhaps the
[00:23:05] newer strikes might come after the midterm
[00:23:09] elections. now we've also seen the
[00:23:13] approval ratings for President Trump going down before the
[00:23:17] mid-term elections. now if if in case
[00:23:20] there happens to be a military involvement on part the
[00:23:23] US to support Saudi Arabia against the
[00:23:27] hoothies, what sort of an impact this
[00:23:31] military involvement do you think it could have generally on the public
[00:23:34] opinion just before the
[00:23:41] and I'll go back to what Marcus said, if it's just retiratory
[00:23:44] strikes, if it's just hitting buildings and uh, and and showing
[00:23:48] battle damage assessment. videos to the American public and how successful we
[00:23:52] were at blowing things up, then I don't think the impact is anything, be quite
[00:23:55] honest with, because it doesn't achieve anything, if the impact is fall
[00:23:59] of regime, if the impact is the opening the straight because there's
[00:24:03] nobody firing into either the bob bob
[00:24:07] almond or into the straight of harmus, and safe passages
[00:24:11] occurring, and we're seeing a sense peace break out through the middle east,
[00:24:14] I think it has a positive impact, but right now the targets at
[00:24:18] least as axios. reported, the possible targets that the
[00:24:22] president had mentioned earlier were Iranian energy, Iranian
[00:24:25] infrastructure, and nuclear targets. none them included the
[00:24:29] IRGC by name, and none them include the possibility of taking the
[00:24:33] regime down, so retaliatory strides and massive assaults
[00:24:37] up to now, as you had just said, eight months into a conflict, having
[00:24:40] achieved the desired result, in this case the desired result will
[00:24:44] be uh the fall the regime. what it has done is limit their
[00:24:47] abilities to respond. intentionally, but they still
[00:24:51] have, as far as we understand, they still have some enriched uranium, and they still
[00:24:55] have asymmetric capability that threatens the entire
[00:24:58] region, and addition, it's been threatening great Britain and other
[00:25:02] allies throughout Europe, because their ability to leverage proxies and
[00:25:06] sleeper cells, so Iran continues to be a problem, and unless he
[00:25:10] addresses the problem, which is the regime, that I don't think he gets
[00:25:14] much headway in united
[00:25:29] what is the likelihood the US getting militarily involved in
[00:25:33] support of Saudi Arabia against Saudies given the fact that was earlier
[00:25:36] statement or a stance on the part of president himself when
[00:25:40] he said publicly that hoothies have asked him not to
[00:25:44] go behind them after them,
[00:25:46] sorry, right? now i really doubt. that
[00:25:50] President Trump is going to be willing to initiate uh any wide-scale
[00:25:53] attacks at this point in support of Saudi Arabia ahead the
[00:25:57] midterms - simply because he's trying to manage oil prices and
[00:26:01] by extension gas prices. is to the average American uh uh
[00:26:04] consumer and ultimately voter uh now after the midterms on November
[00:26:08] 3rd uh he certainly all options are open, I would
[00:26:12] say it's notable that he came out and uh
[00:26:15] stated um uh that uh he's considering strikes so I think you can
[00:26:19] interpret that as messaging from President Trump uh to the hoothies
[00:26:23] that look you may be uh
[00:26:25] you know uh creating a problem right now but I'm going to be willing to solve it
[00:26:29] most likely later after the mid-terms and he'll certainly be. free to do
[00:26:33] that uh and I think it's going to be needed because I think if you just step back and you look at the
[00:26:37] battlefield uh in the maps initially it was uh
[00:26:41] in the last 10 days or so Saudi Arabia the coalition led by
[00:26:44] Saudi Arabian umany forces that were taking the initiative uh they were
[00:26:48] able to start sweeping toward the coastal plane to try to retake that
[00:26:52] territory but in the last several days it's actually been the hoothies who regained
[00:26:56] the initiative in and around to the tas
[00:26:59] uh the the kind the political uh uh
[00:27:03] gold star that they want to win for themselves uh
[00:27:06] but they've been rebup so far um you know but also the uh the the
[00:27:10] yumani back forces you struggled in the marib i'm sorry the marib
[00:27:14] governant which is a mountain this region to try to be a supporting operation to
[00:27:18] the coastal military operations but that hasn't gone well either for the
[00:27:22] coalition so definitely Saudis are going to need help
[00:27:26] uh they're going to need it from the United States and they're going to need it from the Mecca agreement because
[00:27:30] right
[00:27:37] Mark, here is the interesting dimension, now the multiple
[00:27:40] fronts as far as hutis which are
[00:27:44] they are involved on multiple fronts when we talk about against the kingdom of Saudi
[00:27:48] Arabia itself, then in the Red Sea the reports coming
[00:27:52] there is intensification, the fighting against the Yemini government itself,
[00:27:56] first of all I want you understanding where where do the
[00:28:00] hoothies get this capacity '
[00:28:03] from and what's actually the basis of
[00:28:06] that? also, while lot of countries, international
[00:28:10] organizations such as the UN and EU have condemned this
[00:28:14] airport attack, now European Commission president has
[00:28:18] also condemned it, but at the same
[00:28:21] time she has characterized the Hutis as
[00:28:24] Iran's proxies. now there is another dimension
[00:28:27] when we when we try to analyze this one, just few days
[00:28:31] back there was a possibility, there was an expression of interest on the part the
[00:28:35] Iranian foreign ministry spokesman that Iran's good
[00:28:39] offices could help mediate resolve the crisis
[00:28:43] between kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the
[00:28:45] hoothies. looking at all these
[00:28:48] aspects, what's your conclusion? do we understand
[00:28:52] there is a direct backing for the capacity the Houties when it comes to Iran
[00:28:56] or if it is not there, could Iran play a mediating
[00:28:59] role at this point? "now that's a great
[00:29:03] question and I think it really goes to the heart the problem that Iran
[00:29:07] has created for itself and for the rest the mide east. Iran clearly is
[00:29:11] behind this. the huties didn't find arms out of nowhere uh, they're using
[00:29:15] Russian equipment, they have Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and
[00:29:19] the IRGC
[00:29:20] you know have feet on the ground, boots on the ground uh
[00:29:22] inside controlled territory in yeman and
[00:29:26] so clearly they are the sponsors of it, so it's a little bit too faced in my
[00:29:30] opinion for the Iranians to be coming out. saying they can broker a
[00:29:33] peace because they're actually behind this war in my opinion and so from
[00:29:37] that time I think it's it's tricky and don't just take my word for it, I
[00:29:41] think if you look to king Abdullah II of Jordan back in
[00:29:45] 2004 we're talking 22 years ago
[00:29:49] now uh he warned the Arab world that this uh access of
[00:29:52] resistance that was aimed at Israel think of that what you might was
[00:29:56] also in effect the Shia crecent that Iran was aiming at the
[00:30:00] sunni world uh and and it's come to firation, we've seen that just on
[00:30:04] the attacks that Iran has been willing to do during the Gulf war in Bahrain,
[00:30:08] Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the like and the United Arab
[00:30:11] Emirates, and and now we've certainly seen it in terms of indirectly through the
[00:30:15] hoothies by them attacking uh Saudi Arabia,
[00:30:19] so you don't think Iran is that mediator uh simply because they're
[00:30:23] behind this, it's it's to their benefit right now to create second
[00:30:27] front uh and the huthies are willing to do that, now I would just quickly add
[00:30:30] here the the the Houties. act in many different ways, clearly their
[00:30:34] chief backer is Iran, but obviously they have their own interests, so uh,
[00:30:38] this is just one angle, they have a long-term war against Saudi Arabia, but
[00:30:42] they're also willing to be allies to help Iran out, because in their minds it
[00:30:46] helps them out. Okay, Mark,