sunday marks 100 days since hamas' terrible attacks of october 7th and today, the wider war in the middle east that many feared may be upon us. on thursday, the united states and the united kingdom conducted strikes against the houthis. the iran-backed yemeni rebel group that has attacked commercial vessels in the red sea in recent weeks disrupting commerce. hezbollah is heating up in lebanon. joining me now is professor of international relations of the london school of economics. welcome. it's so good to have you here as a deep scholar of this area. let me start with the most urgent issue, which is these american and british attacks on the houthis. it feels like the united states is getting drawn into a conflict