Mohammed bin Salman
Mohammad bin Salman wants the Kingdom to play a bigger role in the region against the influence of Iran, the war in Yemen he started to show this power of Saudi-Arabia. In September 2014 the Houthis conquered the Yemeni capital Sana’a, which led to President Hadi fleeing the country. The Saudis led the group of Arab states to bring Hadi back to power, as he had asked for help basing it on article 51 of the UN Charter and because the Houthis are close with Iran Saudi-Arabia’s regional rival. The Arab group was led by Saudi-Arabia and had as participants Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Sudan and Morocco, but only Saudi-Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are still very actively involved in the conflict.