we fought hard with nasser's egypt when it tried to control yemen in the '60s and we wouldn't yemen back but now iran did not control all of yemen but i could say today, it has the upper hand in yemen, unfortunately. >> i think iranians had predicted this all along. because whenever unpopular regimes in this region are confronted with the rath of the people, they look for an external enemy to blame. the reality in yemen is that the regime is corrupt. that the like in the price of gas, gasoline and fuels, has hit poor people very hard. but the regime failed to recognize this. they've marginalized the majority, not just the houthis, but the overwhelming majority which is comprised of people in the south and people in the north as well. >> russia's president has met his security chiefs, in the fight against i.s.i.l, it's not known which countries russia may join. moscow's leaders have not respond to america's call to form an international coalition. live from moscow, what are russia's interests in getting involved in the fight against i.s.i.l? >> well, russia is close friends with many of t