Houthis Reject Trump’s Claims as Attacks on Saudi Arabia Escalate (with Hussain Albukhaiti)
episodePreviously titled “Houthis Reject Trump’s Claims as Attacks on Saudi Arabia Escalate” — renamed by the publisher on Sep 19, 2026
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What did Donald Trump claim about talks with the Houthis and how did they respond?
Donald Trump got a rude awakening, not just from Iran, but also from the Houthis. Donald Trump called into News Nation and said the following Well, we are talking to the Houthis also, and they would also like to see if we can make a deal. That was in response to questioning by Robert Sherman of News Nation, who said On the Houthis, what have those conversations been like? And have there been Been any agreements reached. That's when Donald Trump said they want to do a deal. Well, the Houthis have responded, and the Houthis are saying Donald Trump is an absolute fool. We're not talking to him, and we just view him as an absolute clown right now. That's how we see the United States under Donald Trump. Donald Trump also, in this interview with Robert Sherman from News Nation, when asked, so
What are you looking to see from Iran on this decision whether you're going to annihilate them or not? Because Trump called Barak Ravid, his personal stenographer over at Axios, and said, I think I'm going to annihilate them, but we'll see. It's my decision. Sometimes I just decide this or that. Well, we'll see ultimately what I do. Donald Trump said, Well, we're going to see what happens. Right now, they want to make a deal. And if the deal's not a correct deal, then I wouldn't even think About it, but right now they want to make a deal because they're losing in every way, they're losing financially, they're losing militarily, they're losing every single way. So, uh, yeah, we're gonna see what happens now.
Meanwhile, the Houthis are responding with their actions, and the Houthis launched their largest wave of missile and drone attacks yet, targeting multiple areas across Saudi Arabia in the past. 12 to 24 hours. Saudi civil defense issued alerts for Jeddah, Abba, Alula, Jazan, Yanbu, Kamis Mouche, Taif, and for the first time the Farsan Islands. Also, we heard the air sirens go up over Riyadh. That's right, Riyadh, and there's footage of explosions that can be heard right. Right in Riyadh. I'll show you what happened as you have the Houthis or Ansarala as they're called in the region, launch ballistic missile attacks, apparently targeting King Solomon Air Base nearby. And you can hear the explosions right by Riyadh.
Here, play this clip.
Wow. Got him.
And you can see right here an Ansir Allah Houthi, ballistic missile, seen over Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. And it looks like it was able to maneuver around the interceptors that Saudi Arabia had. You can see for yourself. Let's play it.
This one account notes uh Al-Kaj having uh air sirens uh alerting the people. It's most interesting if they hit nearby as well because Prince Sultan Air Base is nearby. Also, you have a Riyadh refinery right there. It should also be noted that the East-West pipeline, as we've discussed before in Saudi Arabia, has been uh hit pretty hard. A number of power stations there have been destroyed. And so Saudi Arabia made a formal announcement to European refiners that there will be no crude oil delivered to European refiners next month after a drone attack shut down the East-West pipeline.
How did the Houthis’s latest missile and drone wave target Saudi cities and infrastructure?
And we were expecting that announcement. We had been reporting on it for quite some time, and that announcement was now made official. You take a look at what's going on inside. Right now, which is the capital of the Houthi Ansarala controlled area of Yemen. And you can see for yourself, I mean, look at these large crowd gatherings that take place. This takes place every Friday. You can see for yourself just the mass mobilization that exists. I'll show you this. Let's play it.
Let's try!
Another angle of this mass mobilization right over here in sauna, you can see over here what that looks like. Let's play it.
You know, and now I want to get an understanding of how people in Sana are perceiving Donald Trump constantly saying the Houthis want to do a deal with me, the Houthis wanna do a deal with me. It's gonna be a great deal. That's what he says. So why don't we talk to people from Sana? How about that? Wanna bring in now Hussein Al-Bukhati.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did Donald Trump claim about talks with the Houthis and how did they respond?
0:00–3:42
2
How did the Houthis’s latest missile and drone wave target Saudi cities and infrastructure?
3:42–6:20
3
What alerts and sirens did Saudi civil defense issue during the attacks?
6:20–9:52
4
Why did host Ben Meiselas bring in pro‑Houthi journalist Hussain Albukhaiti from Sana’a?
9:52–13:44
5
How do Houthi leaders view Donald Trump’s statements about a deal with them?
13:44–18:04
6
What impact do the recent attacks have on the United States’ regional reputation?
18:04–21:05
7
Are the Houthis planning to shift their operations east toward Marib and other fronts?
21:05–24:09
8
What are the Houthis’ current demands on Saudi Arabia and their next steps if those demands aren’t met?
24:09–27:41