Thomas Juneau

Saudi air defences have been able to intercept some Houthi missile and drone attacks, but Saudi Arabia is so large that it's simply impossible for them to consistently defend themselves,

• said Thomas Juneau, security analyst at Ottawa University
  The Manila Timesmanilatimes.net/2026/10…00:00

As long as U.S.-Iran tensions are not resolved, there will not be significant progress between Saudi Arabia and Iran,

• Juneau said
  The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/houthis…Sep 16, 05:06

Half of the story is Iranian support, and this is extremely important... but there’s another half of the story, which is the weakness of their adversaries,

• said Thomas Juneau, a professor of international affairs at the University of Ottawa specializing in Iran and Yemen
  The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/houthis…Sep 16, 05:06

Iran perceives that it is winning the war and that the US is losing,

• Thomas Juneau, professor at the University of Ottawa, told AFP
  Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/mena…Sep 10, 14:33

There absolutely is a risk of Iran overplaying its hand,

• Juneau told AFP, describing the leadership as “very vulnerable domestically”.
  Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/mena…Sep 10, 14:33

The Islamic Republic will not forget the tremendous leverage it gained by closing it,

• Thomas Juneau, professor at the University of Ottawa, wrote in a study for London-based think tank Chatham House
  News24news24.com/world/why…Jun 12, 18:11