Iran's Trump assassination plot & Houthis restart Yemen war

Iran's Trump assassination plot & Houthis restart Yemen war

Author: The Telegraph August 11, 2026 Duration: 35:03

Iran’s proxy group the Houthis have launched fresh missile attacks on Yemeni ports in the Red Sea as their conflict with Saudi Arabia heats up. A new war in the Arabian Peninsula is now inevitable, according to former Yemeni diplomat Mahmoud Shehrah.


On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Roland Oliphant talks to Chatham House’s Shehrah to unpack the Houthis' intentions and to what extent they are acting on Tehran’s orders. Could they close the Bab al-Mendab strait and what can the West do about it?


Plus, news of an Iranian assassination plot against Donald Trump that forced him to hide in an airplane catering trolley, and why the US president is now demanding war reparations from Iran to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. 


Highlights

  • Iran’s proxy group the Houthis restarting the Yemen war
  • Iran's Trump assassination plot exposed


CONTRIBUTORS:

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

Mahmoud Shehrah, former Yemeni diplomat and associate fellow Chatham House @shehrah_mahmoud 


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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Trump demands ‘reparations’ from Iran

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/08/10/trump-demands-reparations-iran/


Trump sneaked out of Turkey in catering cart over Iranian plot fears

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/08/11/trump-secret-flight-turkey-iran-plot-air-force-one/


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