Iran-backed Houthis escalate Red Sea attacks, US-Saudi nuclear deal scrutinized

Rebecca Heinrichs, senior fellow at Hudson Institute, discusses Iran-backed Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers and the Red Sea blockade.

Rebecca Heinrichs, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, analyzes escalating Red Sea attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi oil tankers, forcing reroutes and raising global oil price concerns. Heinrichs also scrutinizes the U.S.-Saudi landmark nuclear deal, acknowledging its benefits in countering China and Russia, yet expressing reservations about proliferation risks given the lack of gold standard safeguards compared to other nations.