US Middle East Policy and Western Weakness

Panelists on "The Great Game" discuss the Trump administration's foreign policy challenges in the Middle East. They analyze the ongoing stalemate with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, the impact of Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, and Benjamin Netanyahu's public rejection of a US-proposed peace plan for the Gaza Strip. The commentators conclude the discussion by arguing that these compounding geopolitical issues, alongside the West's failure to counter Russian military strikes on Kyiv, demonstrate a broader helplessness and decline in Western global influence.

Yemen's Houthi movement claimed responsibility for firing multiple ballistic missiles at the Saudi oil tanker Wafa in the northern Red Sea. Vowing to continue strikes to enforce a maritime blockade, the group additionally asserted that it has hit a total of eight Saudi oil tankers and forced 29 to turn back.