Rep. Chris Stewart: Iran takes the Middle East to the edge of war 12/28/2017 8:53:55 AM Houthi Shiite fighters ride on a vehicle as they patrol a street near the residence of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen By Rep. Chris Stewart    Washington Examiner, Dec. 28, 2017  - Last Tuesday, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a ballistic missile against Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Fortunately, the missile was intercepted and destroyed by an American-made Patriot Surface to Air Missile. Had the ballistic missile hit any number of critical targets in Riyadh, such as the U.S. Embassy, the Gulf Cooperation Council Headquarters, or, as has been targeted before, the Riyadh International Airport, an immediate escalation of the ongoing war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels would have been inevitable. And it’s important to realize that this dangerous provocation is not an isolated incident. The Houthis ...