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What's Going On In Saudi Arabia?

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Saudi led coalition spokesman Turki Al-Malki gives a press conference at the King Salman Airbase in Riyadh on Nov. 5, 2017. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi led coalition spokesman Turki Al-Malki gives a press conference at the King Salman Airbase in Riyadh on Nov. 5, 2017. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of "direct military aggression" for supplying Houthi rebels in Yemen with missiles. Iran and Saudi Arabia are vying for influence and power in the region, and they're engaged in proxy wars in Yemen and other countries, now seeming to involve Lebanon.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Wilson Center analyst Aaron David Miller (@aarondmiller2).

This segment aired on November 7, 2017.

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