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Why Can't Saudi Defend itself Against The Houthi's Attacks? | Vantage on Firstpost
LongNews & Politicsstreamed
Published Oct 13, 2026
Views
582K
Likes
3K
Speed /h
4K
+24h
+18K
Views over time
Views gained each hour, UTC- Views
- 581.9K
- Best hour
- –
- At 24 hours
- –
- At 7 days
- –
0 of 81 hours read. A gap is an hour we didn’t read close enough to say, not an hour without views.
viralshooter analytics
Our calculations on YouTube API data. Not YouTube metrics.
Position
- Speed percentile
- 13 / 100
- Category percentile
- 70 / 100
- ×base
- ×10
- Channel typical
- 61K · average
Dynamics
- Phase
- fading
- Acceleration
- 0.16×
- Momentum
- ×0.29
- Decay
- 0.84
- Speed half-life
- 9d
Engagement
- Like rate
- 0.58%
- Comments per 1k views
- 1.08
- Engagement rate
- 0.69%
- Views per subscriber
- 0.06×
- Crossed a language border
- No
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| Region | Chart | Best rank | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | Category chart | #101 | Oct 16 |
7d
From the YouTube record
Fields of the video as the YouTube API returns them.
- Published
- Oct 13, 2026, 12:30 PM
- Duration
- 13:05
- Category
- News & Politics
- Audio language
- English (en-IN)
- Title language
- English (en)
- Captions
- No
- Definition
- HD
- Format
- 2D
- License
- Standard YouTube
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Embeddable
- Yes
- Made for kids
- No
- Age-restricted
- No
- Paid promotion
- No
- Public stats
- Yes
Live stream or premiere
- Scheduled
- Oct 13, 2026, 12:30 PM
- Started
- Oct 13, 2026, 12:30 PM
- Ended
- Oct 13, 2026, 12:44 PM
Topics
- Military
- Politics
- Society
Title and description in 21 languages
- Arabic
- Bangla
- English
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Hebrew
- Japanese
- Korean
- Malayalam
- Punjabi
- Polish
- Russian
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Ukrainian
- German
- Spanish
- French
- Dutch
- Portuguese
Tags (20)
- firstpost
- vantage
- first post
- vantage on firstpost
- why saudi arabia failed against houthis
- saudi arabia vs houthis
- saudi houthi war explained
- saudi military failure
- saudi arabia military power
- houthis military strength
- yemen war explained
- houthi rebels explained
- iran support for houthis
- saudi arabia iran rivalry
- saudi airstrikes yemen
- houthi missile attacks
- saudi defence systems
- yemen civil war
- saudi arabia war strategy
- houthis latest news
Description
Saudi Arabia spent $83.2 billion on defence in 2025, but its costly military arsenal faces a persistent challenge from Yemen’s Houthi rebels. In this video, Firstpost examines why a much smaller armed group can threaten the kingdom despite its advanced air defences, including the American-made Patriot and THAAD systems. The video looks at the Houthi arsenal of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, the pressure on interceptor supplies, and the cost imbalance between cheap attacking drones and expensive defensive missiles. It also examines the group’s reported missile ranges, Iran’s support, the limits of Saudi Arabia’s new defence pact with Pakistan and Turkey, and what continued attacks could mean for Riyadh’s ambitions to attract tourism and foreign investment. Hem Saroya tells you more. --- Saudi Arabia | Houthi Rebels | Saudi Houthi War | Yemen Conflict | Saudi Military Failure | Houthis Explained | Iran | Firstpost | Hem Saroya | Vantage #saudiarabia #houthis #houthirebels #saudihouthiwar #yemenconflict #yemenwar #iran #saudimilitary #firstpost #vantageonfirstpost Vantage is a ground-breaking news, opinions, and current affairs show from Firstpost. Catering to a global audience, Vantage covers the biggest news stories from a 360-degree perspective, giving viewers a chance to assess the impact of world events through a uniquely Indian lens. By breaking stereotypes, Vantage aims to challenge conventional wisdom and present an alternative view on global affairs, defying the norm and opening the door to new perspectives. The show goes beyond the headlines to uncover the hidden stories – making Vantage a destination for thought-provoking ideas. Vantage airs Monday to Friday at 9 PM IST on Firstpost across all leading platforms. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost Follow Firstpost on Website: https://www.firstpost.com Follow Firstpost on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/ Follow Firstpost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/ Follow Firstpost on Twitter: https://twitter.com/firstpost Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762VShow all
Saudi Arabia spent $83.2 billion on defence in 2025, but its costly military arsenal faces a persistent challenge from Yemen’s Houthi rebels. In this video, Firstpost examines why a much smaller armed group can threaten the kingdom despite its advanced air defences, including the American-made Patriot and THAAD systems. The video looks at the Houthi arsenal of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, the pressure on interceptor supplies, and the cost imbalance between cheap attacking drones and expensive defensive missiles. It also examines the group’s reported missile ranges, Iran’s support, the limits of Saudi Arabia’s new defence pact with Pakistan and Turkey, and what continued attacks could mean for Riyadh’s ambitions to attract tourism and foreign investment. Hem Saroya tells you more. --- Saudi Arabia | Houthi Rebels | Saudi Houthi War | Yemen Conflict | Saudi Military Failure | Houthis Explained | Iran | Firstpost | Hem Saroya | Vantage #saudiarabia #houthis #houthirebels #saudihouthiwar #yemenconflict #yemenwar #iran #saudimilitary #firstpost #vantageonfirstpost Vantage is a ground-breaking news, opinions, and current affairs show from Firstpost. Catering to a global audience, Vantage covers the biggest news stories from a 360-degree perspective, giving viewers a chance to assess the impact of world events through a uniquely Indian lens. By breaking stereotypes, Vantage aims to challenge conventional wisdom and present an alternative view on global affairs, defying the norm and opening the door to new perspectives. The show goes beyond the headlines to uncover the hidden stories – making Vantage a destination for thought-provoking ideas. Vantage airs Monday to Friday at 9 PM IST on Firstpost across all leading platforms. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost Follow Firstpost on Website: https://www.firstpost.com Follow Firstpost on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/ Follow Firstpost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/ Follow Firstpost on Twitter: https://twitter.com/firstpost Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V
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