{"id":388481,"date":"2026-10-16T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trump-isnt-going-to-war-with-the-houthis-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:13","slug":"why-trump-isnt-going-to-war-with-the-houthis-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trump-isnt-going-to-war-with-the-houthis-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump isn\u2019t going to war with the Houthis | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cZ5x9TWy-1w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Trump isn\u2019t going to war with the Houthis | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cZ5x9TWy-1w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Is Washington leaving Saudi Arabia to fend for itself?<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Houthi rebels launched a series of missile strikes on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia\u2019s capital. Surveillance footage showed a fireball erupting as airport passengers ran for cover. At least fourteen people have been killed and hundreds were injured.<\/p>\n<p>The attack is the latest escalation in a decade-long war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in neighbouring Yemen. The Saudis have long relied on financial, military and intelligence support from the United States, particularly in their fight against the Houthis.  But Washington so far has shown little appetite for direct involvement in the fighting.<\/p>\n<p>So why is the United States holding back? And what does that mean for the people caught in the middle?<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s chief international investigations correspondent, Nawal Al-Maghafi, recently reported from inside Yemen and joins The Global Story\u2019s Asma Khalid to discuss why this conflict is escalating and what might happen next.<\/p>\n<p>Timecodes:<br \/>\n0:00 Are the US going to join the Saudi fight against the Houthis?<br \/>\n1:21 Introduction to Nawal Al-Maghafi who talks us through the situation<br \/>\n4:31 How have Saudi Arabia responded?<br \/>\n7:35 Who are the Houthis?<br \/>\n9:39 Why has the US historically backed Saudi Arabia?<br \/>\n13:15 The unpopularity of the Saudi\/Yemen war<br \/>\n17:00 Why has fighting re-started since the ceasefire?<br \/>\n18:00 Nawal&#8217;s visit to Taiz<br \/>\n21:58 Are the Houthi&#8217;s feeling more emboldened to fight? <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Washington leaving Saudi Arabia to fend for itself? Last week, Houthi rebels launched a series of missile strikes on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia\u2019s capital. Surveillance footage showed a fireball erupting as airport passengers ran for cover. At least fourteen people have been killed and hundreds were injured. 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