BI’s Sanders — according to Iran Exploiting Houthi Attack ‘Wildcard,’

Col. Wayne Sanders (Ret.) of Bloomberg Intelligence examines the role being played by Yemen’s Houthis against Iran’s Gulf state neighbors and the importance of Oman to the US in the Middle East. (Source: Bloomberg)

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