How will Saudi Arabia deal with the Houthis? | Inside Story

Fighting is intensifying between Yemen's Ansarullah Houthis and Saudi Arabia. For the first time since a ceasefire in 2022, the Houthis have 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 Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile