Iran could stop Houthi attacks, says former MI6 boss

Asked about the allegiance of the Houthis, former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove tells Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that he does not accept that they are separate from Iran.

He also says that Hamas and Hezbollah are "much more controlled" by Iran than the Houthis are.

Sir Richard describes them as a "militant, tribal, troublesome, independent, problematic group historically in Yemen for a very long time".

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