Geoffrey Miller: International geopolitical expert on Israeli strikes on Yemen and how it could impact the US

Tensions in the Middle East are rising with Yemen and Israel exchanging fire. 

At least three people are dead, with dozens of others injured, following a fiery attack on a Yemeni port. 

The Israel Defence Force says it was a direct response to a Houthi drone attack, which killed one person in Tel Aviv. 

Meanwhile, Joe Biden is still scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the coming days, as Israel mounts retaliatory action against Houthi rebels in Yemen. 

International relations expert Geoffrey Miller told Mike Hosking Netanyahu will be biding his time. 

“There’s every chance that Donald Trump will be in the White House, and Donald Trump is very much going to be backing Israel to the hills on this.” 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
War's back front and center this morning as well. Israel
went after yem And over the weekend with an attack
on the port. It was a response to the Hooty
drone attack which killed one person in Tel Aviv. To
the international geopolitical analyst Jeffrey Miller's back, Well, it's Jeffrey
morning to you.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Good morning, Mike.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
Given what's happened in the last couple of hours, does
the war change from America's point of view, whether it's
Harris or Biden or Trump.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
Well, I think Benjamin Nahunja, who's really going to be
digging his heels, and he's scheduled to meet Joe Biden
in the US this week. We don't know whether that
will still happen. It may well do, but Beniamin Ninanjak,
I should say, it's got every incentive to just sit,
sit this out and wait for the US election, because
there's every chance that Donald Trump will be in the
White House and Donald Trump is very much going to

(00:41):
be backing Israel to the hilt on this. So if
Menimon Ninja, who can get through the next six months,
I things are going to be looking better for him.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
Back here and now, does Israel have the resource to
continually go after Hamas and the Hootie and if it
explodes wider to take that on as well.

Speaker 2 (00:57):
Well. That's a big question because it could he just
a two front war fighting Hamas in the south but
Hisbola in the north. With these constant attacks going on
from the south of Lemanon into northern Israel. But now
exactly the drone attack from the Hohothies shows you that
Yemen is very much going to be involved. And we
shouldn't forget Iran. Remember back in April we had that

(01:18):
direct exchange of rockets and missiles between Iran and Israel.
So everything's on the table here and it really is
a powder keg. This really could turn into a wide
o regional war. In New Zealand is absolutely going to
be involved in that. If that happens, We've already got
skin in the game. They were already New Zealand troops
in the Middle East, particularly involved with Yemen, so you

(01:39):
know it could get go from bads to much much worse.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
Is nitnya Huaik domestically given the war cabinets falling apart,
and this has got to be wearing on pretty much
everyone in the area.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
Doesn't it well Nedno, he's got through this far. No
one thought that he'd probably last as long as he has.
He's got through VI. Actually, the Kinessa session ends at the
end of the week. If he gets through to then,
I think he's got just every incentive just to wait
it out. And I think it's coalitional. We're backing, and
they'll be seeing the polls in the United States that
show Trump victory more likely than ever. I mean, we

(02:08):
wait and see what the first polls show was. Kamala
Harris presumably now than Democratic nominee. But there's every chance
that Donald Trump and JD. Vance will be in the
White House come January. And while they are isolationists in
some respects, they're not isolations when it comes to supporting Israel.
They'll be backing there. In Yahoo to the Hills.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Only got fifteen seconds. That court ruling over the weekend,
I'm assuming means nothing.

Speaker 2 (02:30):
It's symbolic. It's symbolic. No, you won't solve this Australia
Palestinian crisis through the courts. Is going to be a
political solution in the end, but it's highly symbolic.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
Good stuff. Jeffy nice to talk to you Jeffrey Miller,
international geopolitical analyst.

Speaker 2 (02:43):
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