Saudi Crisis as Houthis Advance; MBS Needs Boots on the Ground (The Duran)

The Houthis are advancing in Yemen and Saudi Arabia is facing its most dangerous crisis in a century. With Taiz reportedly encircled, MBS pleading for ground troops that Turkey, Pakistan and Syria will not send, and Trump still undecided on a new Iran operation, they argue the real Middle East flashpoint is no longer Iran or Hormuz but the stability of the Saudi kingdom itself. Can diplomacy with the US, Russia and China save MBS, or did his bet on Trump over BRICS cost him everything?



The US, or any other country, cannot defeat Iran but they might be able to defend the territory of Saudi Arabia from invasion and negotiate a truce. Advancing Yemeni ground forces in Saudi Arabia can easily be destroyed from the air. What cannot be stopped is drone and missile bombardment coming from both Yemen and their ally Iran. So a truce is the likely outcome. If US strikes do extend beyond defending Saudi Arabia, to striking Yemen then both Yemen and Iran can strike Saudi oil fields and power stations. Declaring a truce is the most logical thing to do. If this does not happen Saudi Arabia faces a catastrophe. The same situation applies to the war against Iran. Let Iran control the Strait of Hormuz and have Israel withdraw from their current military ops. But will this actually happen?

What's likely to happen first is an economic calamity as oil supplies run low. 

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Iran, Yemen and reports of a new US operation
00:00:48 Hormuz tightens and the drift to confrontation
00:02:58 Yemen is the real crisis as Houthis advance
00:03:58 MBS needs boots on the ground
00:04:56 Taiz cauldron and the threat to Saudi stability
00:06:13 Would the US be forced to intervene
00:09:11 No diplomacy and an absent Rubio
00:10:47 How MBS failed to hedge
00:14:26 Can a deal with the Houthis save Saudi Arabia
00:15:53 Economic pressure on Iran and US bond yields

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 11, 2026.]