Iran cornered but still dangerous: ex-general on the IRGC, Yemen’s Houthis and the special forces

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The Houthi offensive in Yemen is reaching a critical tipping point as the Iran-backed militants encircle the strategic city of Taiz, threatening to tip the war in their favour. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant speaks with Lieutenant General Graeme Lamb, former director of UK Special Forces and commander of the British Field Army, about the battle for Taiz and whether the West is underestimating Saudi Arabia’s capability to push them back. As US President Donald Trump scolds the “nasty” Houthis for “bad behaviour”, Lt Gen Lamb unpacks the ways in which the Yemen war folds into Iran’s strategy of global economic warfare and how Russia is helping Tehran keep going. Plus, the importance of civil society resilience in a time of war, why aid cuts don’t make us safer, and how special forces soldiers navigate international humanitarian law in tricky war zones. Highlights • Trump scolds ‘nasty’ Houthis for ‘bad behaviour’ by attacking Saudi Arabia • Lt Gen Graeme Lamb on the IRGC, Yemen’s Houthis and the special forces Highlights • Trump scolds ‘nasty’ Houthis for ‘bad behaviour’ by attacking Saudi Arabia • Lt Gen Graeme Lamb on the IRGC, Yemen’s Houthis