Mecca 'Red Line' Crossed? Bernard Haykel On Saudi Retaliation, Houthis & The Mecca Pact
Princeton professor Bernard Haykel discusses Saudi Arabia's response after Riyadh said a Houthi drone was heading towards Mecca, while the Houthis deny targeting the holy city. He explains why Mecca represents a major red line for Saudi Arabia, what a possible Saudi response could look like, and whether the Saudi-Pakistan-Türkiye defence pact is capable of delivering a military response to the escalating Houthi threat.
