When Are We Gonna Learn?

And we are helping the Saudis with this plan...

Saudi officials said they are not targeting areas with Al Qaeda fighters, however, and are focusing only on the Houthis, a Shiite Muslim minority whom they view as proxies for Iran, Saudi Arabia's regional rival.

I'm confused who we are fighting with and against in this region. Are we fighting Iran via Saudi and Yemeni proxies? Or, are we fighting Al Queda through Iranian proxies? Let's go smart diplomacy...still waiting for that one to kick in.