Drifting Toward World War III (S01E36)

badlands podcast by borzou daragahi · Mar 27, 2026 · 6m

Friday, March 27, 2026, Istanbul

Yemen and Ukraine are now being drawn into the war by the US and Israel against Iran.

Kyiv wants to offer its know-how on fending off Iranian drone swarms to the Gulf states, likely in an attempt to curry favor with the oil-rich monarchs and secure funding to fight off Russia.

Yemen’s Houthis have threatened to close the Bab al-Mandib strait, a crucial chokepoint through which Red Sea goods and oil transit.

The Houthis are ideologically aligned with Iran, a major card Tehran can play to further damage the global economy. Iran has been under sanctions for…