This is Al-Huthi, taking

This is TVS. I in the world with Malcolm online conference

of Presidents, Major American Jewish Organizations.

I'm John Bachelor. The man's name is Al-Huthi, taking to the television in these last hours

to threaten the United States Navy. This has to do with the provocation of firing missiles and

drones at commercial shipping near the southern of and diversion to diverting major containment ships and oil ships to the Cape of

good hope adding costs and trouble for the world economy. We welcome Haysom

Hassanin of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy to help us on one

al-Huthi himself and two what do the Saudis make of this development a very

good evening to you Heasam. Thank you for this. Are you surprised that Al-Huthi puts

himself on television and taunts the US Navy? Good evening to you. Good evening to you and the

all audience. Not surprised much. It's a bunch of, to say,

politely thugs that were living in the mountains and in the past few years they are getting

attention all over the world and they really enjoy that because of their actions.

Basically what they are trying to do is few things. One they are trying to gain legitimacy inside

Yemen itself because still they are not in full control of that.

So the winner cement that and utilize that because you're still worried if they lose the

advantages they gain in the past years.

Plus they want to gain regional support.

They want to be the ones standing for Palestinians.

In the past, it used to be Arab states that stand and get into traditional wars against Israel.

Now in the days of proxy wars they are trying to utilize that and play that for their

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