Yemen: Iran’s last proxy battleground or case study for regional de-escalation?

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Written By Naziha Baassiri

This is Farea’s part during the panel. You can watch the full panel on YouTube here.

Held on 17 September 2025

Organized by Chatham House and held at Chatham House in London

Panel Chair:

Dr. Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House

Panel Speakers:

Farea Al-Muslimi, Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme

Chatham House Nicholas Hopton, Former UK Ambassador to Iran and Yemen

Maysaa Shujaa al-Deen, Senior Researcher, Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies

Naziha Baassiri

Award-winning Arabic-English translator based in Istanbul, Turkey. Naziha has 15 years of experience in translation, interpretation, transcription and subtitling, working with renowned news outlets on political, social and environmental stories.

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