Ryan Bridge: Would we send our troops to fight the Houthis?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m · transcript

It's possible our Defence Force could send personnel to the Middle East to help stop the Houthis.

They're the group in Yemen, backed by Iran, currently firing drones and cruise missiles at Saudi tankers.

They're the ones, along with the Revolutionary Guard in Iran, pushing up the price of oil this morning.

They're the ones blocking the B route for getting crude out of the Gulf.

They're the reason we'll probably pay more to fill up our cars and trucks in the coming weeks, if crude prices stay high.

Like most other Western countries, we haven't touched Trump's war and done anything about…