many of the forces loyal to the former president abed rabbo mansour hadi have been fighting with the hutis. they control the capital. (?) at least ten of the yemen 21 provinces. aden. the focus of the majority of the saudi airstrikes over the past 48 hours. saudi and egyptian airships being employed at the strategic strait at yemen. likely where any amphibianuous attack would begin. they're hoping that yemen's president abed rabbo mansour hadi will be able to to return to reorganize his government and force the houthis into a power sharing agreement and prevent iran from controlling access to the red sea. yemen's prospectyemen's proximity makes it extremely important to protect the shipping lanes through the suez canal and through the strait where more than 7 million barrels a day are shipped to international markets. we're coming right back with much more on these developing stories. stay with us. ♪ >> saudi led airstrikes. they demand they stop the attacks. and the general threatens to take his troops from tikrit and head to the fight in yemen. former ally commander-in-chief of nat

saudi is lending their support to abed rabbo mansour hadi as he tries to regain control. backed saudi saudis. president abed rabbo mansour hadi. but whose side will the us take as it tries to negotiate a nuclear arms deal with the iranians. cato research fellow tells us what is at stake. the us is in the middle of the saudis and the iranians. we want to work out a deal with the iranians. arranged netanyahu to do it. yet the saudis are our allies. what do we do? >> our relationship with iran is complicated. we're fighting against them in syria. now we're fighting against them in yemen. it's all very complicated. the us seems to have sided with its traditional allies with the conflicts in yemen. rather than supporting the saudis as we always have done. >> let's talk about what's at stake. we're a business network. we saw oil prices really jump. fifty bucks a barrel. not that yemen produces a lot of oil. with the situation erupting in europe, the european contract, it does seem there is fear among the investment trader community, what have you, that this will erupt and get w

abed rabbo mansour hadi is now in riyadh, saudi arabia. rebels advanced on the stronghold. the push has prompted a coalition to carry out airstrikes against the rebels. fighter jets dropped bombs on multiple cities in the south and around the capital killing at least 39 people. we have the next possible move for the coalition. reporter: a series of airstrikes that could be paving the way for boots on the ground in yemen. the warplanes hit districts of the north, where there is strong rebel support. fighters, part of a strategy, that could lead to a ground offensive from troops across the arab world. that is what the foreign minister hinted that on thursday. >> the coalition had to answer the appeal from president hadi and its government. they are playing to participate with the coalition. also, an infantry attack if it is necessary. reporter: officials told the associated press they have true carrying ships in place off the coast of yemen. egypt has come out in support of the airstrikes, as have at least 10 other countries. the military has no plans for a grand offensive. 1

abed rabbo mansour hadi. arriving today in the saudi capital. he fled aden in a boat yesterday. shia rebels and their allies chasing them and taking the city. hadi's arrival comes as saudi arabia and its allies are launching airstrikes against the hutis and threatening to -- he is expected to attend a conference this saturday. richard, the longest serving spokesman at the un advising four us ambassadors. also the president of the foundation for the defense of democracies. clifford may. fox news contributor judith miller. (?) good to have you all with us. let me -- let me begin with you. what are we to take of this obvious contradiction in the obama foreign policy? supporting the saudi and allied state in their offensive against the houthis, the iranian supported shia rebels and at the same time supporting iran and the iranian-led leaders of that offensive against tikrit. rick. >> oh, you're talking to me. i thought you were talking to judy there. >> judy what do you think? >> look i think this is a very big problem, lou. what we have is a -- not a national security strategy comi

those nations back yemeni president abed rabbo mansour hadi, who's been in the port city of aden since fleeing sanaa last month. today hadi left the country under saudi protection and arrived in riyadh. >> ( translated ): it was an obligation to answer the call of president hadi. egypt has announced its political and military support to yemen and also to join the coalition through air, naval forces and land if the matter calls for it. >> woodruff: the head of the arab league added his backing. >> ( translated ): it took place after the failure of all trials to stop the houthi coup d'etat, after their persistence to take escalated steps against the constitutional legitimacy and the national yemeni will. >> woodruff: meanwhile, the houthis' key supporter, iran denounced the strikes. yemen became the latest flashpoint in a long-simmering conflict between teheran and riyadh for regional dominance. iran's foreign minister: >> ( translated ): military action, especially military action from outside yemen against territorial integrity and against the yemeni people will have no result but bloo