The Briefing Room: Iran's Plan for the Houthis, Trouble in South Ossetia, The LRA Returns.

Welcome back to the briefing room, the weekly series that makes a point of pe eking into all of the shadowy, forgotten corners of the globe, and uncovering hidden stories that are just as depressing as the headlines.

This week we're going to evaluate an Iranian proposal for Yemen's Houthi rebels asking whether the Houthis should make the most of their recent conquests by trying to take over the rest of the country.

Then we're headed to the breakaway state of South Ossetia, where the territory 's increasing dependence on Russia is looking more and more like the lead-up to annexation.