Is a new Iran war front opening in Yemen? | DW News

The Houthis have launched their biggest attack on Saudi Arabia in years, setting oil facilities ablaze and injuring dozens. Riyadh has responded with airstrikes on Yemen. Could this latest escalation plunge Yemen back into full-scale war? And what's driving it while the conflict with Iran remains unresolved? Brent Goff speaks to Yemen analyst Baraa Shiban.

00:00 Yemen conflict escalates as Houthis attack Saudi Arabia
01:07 Interview: Baraa Shiban, political analyst at the Royal United Services Institute
04:37 How Iran could be using the Houthis as leverage
07:03 Why the Houthis have increased attacks on Saudi Arabia
09:14 Could the conflict draw in Pakistan and Turkey?
10:49 Where the conflict in Yemen could be heading next

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