🚨 Episode 67 of @ME_InsightHub #Houthi missile strike on #TelAviv – Israel retaliates. What does this escalating conflict mean for #Redsea security and regional stability? 🔹 Featuring Nicholas Brumfield – @NickJBrumfield WATCH: youtu.be/ivAKWbu5bzg

🚨 Saudi Arabia confirms hits on "important energy facilities" in the Kingdom, including the critical East-West pipeline "leading to a loss of approx 700k b/d thru the pipeline." Also hits to the Manifa and Khurais production facilities resulted in a loss of 600k b/d. More 👇

It'd be grimly funny if MBS actually is urging the US to keep attacking, but only because he knows KSA's geography means it's less vulnerable to the kind of reputational risk from attacks than the UAE and wants Iran to keep spamming the UAE so Dubai companies will move to Riyadh

Listen, it is indeed striking that Trump describes Iran's ten-point proposal as a "workable basis" for talks, but stipulating that at the start does not bind you to anything at the end If America walks in and says it wants to change "right to continued enrichment" to "zero enrichment", then we're right back where we were in February

Again, this is why confident assessments of the regime's post-war strength/resilience are premature. Surviving the war in such a way that you jeopardize your economic lifeline to Dubai, your main link to global markets and the financial system, is a Pyrrhic victory

Part One: On the 11th anniversary of the US-backed, Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen, the Ansar Allah leader Abdulmalik Al-Houthi delivered a long speech centered on the scale of damage and loss, setting the stage for demands around reparations and compensation. The speech framed the war as a story of resilience and national endurance. It presented the Yemeni position as rooted in faith, identity, and resistance, and rejected what was described as pressure to accept defeat. The message stressed that standing firm was not only a military stance, but a moral and cultural one tied to sovereignty. A large part of the speech focused on the human toll. More than 28,000 civilians were reported killed and over 17,000 injured. Deaths linked to blockade, disease, and malnutrition were estimated between 200,000 and 400,000. The destruction of infrastructure was detailed across sectors. Over 672 public service facilities were damaged, including health centers. Around 2,200 educational institutions were hit. More than 5,000 electricity networks were destroyed. Nearly 2,200 economic facilities and over 930 fuel stations were affected. The speech also pointed to damage to 18 ports, 19 airports, communication systems, and civilian aircraft. More than 11,000 food-related facilities were destroyed, along with over 19,400 agricultural sites. Additional figures highlighted the wider impact. Around 86 media institutions and administrative centers were destroyed. More than 48 major complexes, including hospitals, were hit. Over 8,000 roads were damaged. More than 1,840 schools and religious sites were affected, along with over 90 cemeteries. Around 2,200 government buildings and service facilities were destroyed. Further losses included more than 8,000 vehicles, over 420 historical and archaeological sites, and around 380 tourism facilities. The use of cluster munitions was reported in more than 2,200 strikes across different areas. The speech also addressed economic losses in detail. Yemen was said to have lost around 30 million barrels of oil annually due to halted production, including impacts on key ports such as Salif. The loss of oil revenues was estimated at over 27 billion dollars since the start of the war. These were described as national resources that could have supported salaries, services, and basic needs. It also accused the coalition of long-term damage that goes beyond the current war, including the disruption of development projects, destruction of infrastructure, and targeting of workers through detention and abuse. The argument presented was that these actions amount to a sustained effort to weaken Yemen’s economy and future prospects across generations. The speech further linked Saudi policy toward Yemen to a longer pattern of hostility, claiming that relations have remained negative despite past concessions. It framed current actions as part of a broader alignment with US and Israeli interests in the region, especially in relation to Yemen... to be continued:

While the price of gasoline has climbed ~$.80/gallon since March 1st, diesel prices are up ~$1.80/gallon.