Ambassador Chas Freeman analyzes the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, arguing that US abandonment has forced Riyadh to seek Iranian mediation. He discusses the collapse of the US-led security architecture in the Middle East and Europe, noting that the Ukraine war and Iran conflict have exposed Western strategic confusion. The episode highlights the rise of a Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey entente as a regional alternative to American hegemony, while warning that Israel’s aggressive policies are accelerating its isolation and potential decline.
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