8/19/22 Shireen Al-Adeimi on the Fragile Houthi-Saudi Truce and the Myth of Iranian Intervention in Yemen

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🗓️ 21 August 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Scott was joined by Shireen Al-Adeimi on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss the fragile truce in Yemen. In this interview, she updates us on the state of the ceasefire and the issues facing its continuation. She also explains the historical context behind Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen. Lastly, Scott and Al-Adeimi puncture the myths of Iranian involvement in the current war. Discussed on the show: “How long will the fragile truce in Yemen last?” (Responsible Statecraft) “Yemeni Civil War Unleashes a Plague of Locusts” (Antiwar.com) “The Houthis Are Not Hezbollah” (Foreign Policy) Shireen Al-Adeimi is a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and an assistant professor of Education at Michigan State. She conducts research on language and literacy and writes frequently about Yemen. Follow her on Twitter @shireen818. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Thc Hemp Spot. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For Pacifica Radio, August the 21st, 2022.
0:05.0	I'm Scott Horton.
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0:50.2	there and introducing today's guest it's serene all ademe and here she is
0:57.3	writing at the Quincy Institute for Responsible State Craft and it's this great piece how long will the fragile
1:06.1	truce in Yemen last which is the most pertinent of questions for us.
1:13.2	Welcome back to the show, how you doing, Shreen?
1:15.4	I'm doing great, thanks for having me back.
1:17.0	I really appreciate you joining us here today.
1:19.4	So that is the big question, well you're presuming everyone knows in the title here in the piece we have
1:26.4	a truce in Yemen for months now it was only a two month truce and now we're in
1:30.0	month four of it so that's pretty good but just how shaky is this thing? Well as with
1:38.0	all things Yemen things are very complicated and it's not a straightforward and I think part of that complexity is because there's just so much international backing of various factions within the ground on the ground and so if this were a civil war with two or three groups, things would be much easier.
1:57.1	But I guess the big question is how long our foreign backers going to continue backing
2:02.1	their different forces in Yemen and that's what we're seeing now as a
2:06.2	transition from just outward bombing of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen to more, you know,
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