# Why can't Saudi Arabia stop the Houthis?

https://mins.news/en/video/65883

- DW News, 2026-09-20 01:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulKZNeaNV8U

> Yemen's Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile toward Riyadh days after the United States said it would not join a Saudi-led military campaign against them. Saudi Arabia has since sought closer security cooperation with the UK, France, Pakistan and Egypt, while analyst Giorgio Cafiero says Riyadh will ultimately have to make concessions to the Houthis.

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