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Posted by: Murkadin
« on: September 13, 2026, 09:51:35 am »

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“We’re not going to be able to put the broken pieces of the egg back together again here.”

Alan Eyre, former US-Iran nuclear deal negotiator, says that the latest escalation in Yemen will mean the region will be a “lot trickier to navigate in all senses of the word.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X72YnhU6aCc

Posted by: Murkadin
« on: September 12, 2026, 10:26:25 am »

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The East-West pipeline was meant to keep Saudi oil flowing when the Strait of Hormuz became impassable. Now that route has also been hit, while the Houthi advance near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is putting Saudi Arabia's export options under new pressure.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:25 East-West pipeline and Bab el-Mandeb Strait explained
01:38 How serious is the pipeline shutdown?
02:46 Oil prices and export bottlenecks
05:12 What does this mean for consumers?
07:25 Why are markets reacting now?
09:30 Has the Iran war gone regional?
11:01 Iran's strategy and Houthi leverage
15:16 Are the Houthis an Iranian proxy?
16:42 Trump rejects Saudi request to strike Houthis
19:20 What security options does Saudi Arabia have?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDWtoqVU28
Posted by: Murkadin
« on: September 11, 2026, 06:01:44 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKeoHc8svkM

Larry speaks on his experience working with the Saudis and their fighting forces. Doesn't look good for the KSA.
Posted by: Murkadin
« on: September 10, 2026, 09:44:18 pm »

Posted by: Murkadin
« on: September 10, 2026, 08:53:06 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpfNYpCBHm0

Go Houthis!

One failure after another for the KSA it seems...
Posted by: Murkadin
« on: September 08, 2026, 07:46:30 am »

Posted by: Murkadin
« on: September 08, 2026, 04:50:45 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G-MksQs5mM

Roberts is a realist. He gets into 9/11 here too.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: September 06, 2026, 05:14:03 am »

When did Yemen ever colonize these refugees' countries? (Answer: never.)
Posted by: Murkadin
« on: September 06, 2026, 03:11:03 am »

Posted by: SodaPop
« on: December 30, 2025, 06:02:50 pm »

UAE says it is withdrawing all remaining forces from Yemen | DW News
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The United Arab Emirates says it is withdrawing its remaining forces from Yemen. Saudi Arabia has backed the Yemeni government's demand that all UAE troops should leave. The move comes after Saudi Arabia bombed a port in Yemen, saying it was targeting an arms shipment from the United Arab Emirates. Riyadh says the weapons were intended for a UAE-backed separatist force.

Chapters:
0:00 UAE withdraws from Yemen
2:30 Hannah Porter, Journalist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXx2LWl7EiE
Posted by: Pop
« on: December 18, 2025, 05:58:24 pm »

Yemen is Dead. Here's What Will Replace It.
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A rebel blitz in Yemen may birth the world’s newest country. As global powers maneuver and the Houthis loom, the Southern Transitional Council’s bid for statehood could redraw Middle East geopolitics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAOgc3IKBU4
Posted by: PotatoChip
« on: December 15, 2025, 12:08:59 am »

Yemen Is About to Break In Two. Here's What that Means.
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Yemen’s fragile balance has shattered. The UAE-backed STC surges across Hadhramaut, seizing oil, cities, and power from Saudi allies. Explore the new proxy war reshaping Yemen’s future in days ahead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gu3mcLSZ9o

Iran losing control over Houthis as proxy has 'gone rogue,' officials say
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Iran has lost significant control over the Houthis in Yemen, exposing fractures within Tehran’s remaining regional proxy network, Iranian officials told The Telegraph on Tuesday.

A senior Iranian official told The Telegraph the Houthis “have gone rogue” and “they do not listen to Tehran as much as they used to,” adding, “It’s not just the Houthis. Some groups in Iraq are also acting as if we never had any contact with them.”...
Entire article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/houthis-have-gone-rogue-and-no-longer-take-orders-from-tehran-iranian-officials-say/ar-AA1R6mIp?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: September 01, 2025, 07:15:26 pm »

Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: September 01, 2025, 01:44:07 am »

Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: June 15, 2025, 03:53:26 am »

Folkist move!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B9xqROXOJk

If every country with missiles that can reach Israel launched them at Israel simultaneously, Israel would not be able to focus on Iran alone. This is what the UN should be about.

Woke comments:

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Shame on Egypt and Jordan

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And Saudi

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Saudi, Emirate, Egypt, Jordan and other Arab monarchy is the big embarasment for Islam.