war. iran is backing the houthis and has been a bad actor but it's not just as simple as houthi equals iran. >> he does have a point and this could just be that the houthis could have gotten the capability and done it on their own. but the iranians have been back with the houthis for a long time. they've been using them as a proxy element not just to wage war inside yemen, but to attack saudi arabia. this is a significant tack on sovereign state facilities for saudi arabia and they have a right to defend themselves. so it has become a bit of a proxy war. we have been supporting saudi arabia and iran has been supporting the houthis. what is really important is that this doesn't broaden into a larger regional conflict and i think that's why i say that even though this is very tense and a major escalation in tensions, that the administration should be looking for options short of military action. i found senator graham's tweet and comment about putting on the