# US could have halted Houthi advance in Yemen by answering Saudi request, analyst says

https://mins.news/en/video/56975

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-13 23:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3d93aCgeks

> Kenneth Katzman, a Middle East policy analyst and senior fellow at the Soufan Center, says the United States could have stopped the Ansar Allah Houthis’ advance in Yemen if it had responded to Saudi Arabia’s request for military support.

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