🇸🇦🇾🇪 The Houthis could take the war into Saudi Arabia, and even target the royal family.
I spoke with Hussain Al-Bukhaiti in Sana'a, and his warnings about where this war could go were disturbing.
He believes Houthi forces could cross into southern Saudi Arabia, seize territory and eventually demand the removal of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
I asked him directly whether MBS himself could become a target.
He wouldn't rule it out.
But what concerned me even more was his description of a possible next phase: attacks intended to destroy Saudi oil infrastructure, airports and power stations.
We also discussed desalination plants, which millions depend on for drinking water.
Hussain argued that the Houthis have avoided those targets to spare civilians, but admitted they could become a last resort.
Then I challenged him over reports that Saudi Arabia had been paying the Houthis to stay out of the Iran war.
He flatly denied it.
These are his predictions and claims, not confirmed Houthi operational plans.
But after everything Yemen has already suffered, the prospect of this war expanding into Saudi cities is deeply worrying.
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