US bombs Houthi leaders and South Sudan on brink of civil war

Over the weekend, the United States launched what it called
'powerful and decisive' airstrikes against the Houthis, the
Iranian backed rebel group that controls much of Yemen. The
Houthis say the death toll so far stands at 53, including two
children. American officials said the strikes aimed at the Houthi
leadership and came in response to the group's threat to resume
strikes on shipping in the Red Sea. But it's not just about
Yemen. On Monday afternoon, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social
that 'Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, and
from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons
and leadership of Iran.'


Iran, he said, will be held responsible and suffer the
consequences, and those consequences will be dire. So what does
this new wave of strikes mean for the people of Yemen and for the
wider Middle East? Roland Oliphant speaks with Farea Al-Muslimi,
research fellow at Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa
program.


Plus: as a UN helicopter is attacked in South Sudan raising fears
of a return to civil war, we hear diary extracts from Dr Ryan
McHenry who spent three months working with MSF in the country's
arduous circumstances.


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