Trump says US may join Saudi strikes against Houthis: 'We'll make a decision very quickly'
- On Saturday, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was evacuated after a missile strike hit a complex housing domestic terminals 3 and 4, wounding many people.
- These assaults follow Thursday's attack on a Saudi national carrier aircraft and a Wednesday strike that killed a Sudanese national, marking extraordinary escalation in the Iran war.
- FlightAware reported at least 225 flights were cancelled within 24 hours, while Air India, FlyDubai, Lufthansa Group, and Pakistan International Airlines suspended operations to Saudi airports.
- President Donald Trump said Friday he is "not happy" regarding the attacks, adding that "we may" join Saudi strikes against the Houthis though no final decision has been made.
- The European Union Aviation Safety Agency warned of increased risks to civil aircraft, while Saudi and Omani foreign ministers discussed "supporting diplomatic solutions to de-escalate tensions" Saturday.
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US President Donald Trump commented on the attacks against Saudi Arabia, saying, "The Houthis are doing wrong things, very wrong things. This is not good at all."
After the Houthis strikes on Riyadh airport this week, Saudi Arabia struggles to protect its strategic infrastructure and demands Washington's support. But Donald Trump hesitates to commit more, three weeks from the midterms, while the war in Iran is already blazing oil prices and threatening the maritime routes essential to its supply.
Houthis' Powerful Missiles Complicate Trump's Options - American Liberty News
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): What to know as fighting in Yemen escalates. Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s government have launched a military campaign to drive Iran-backed Houthi rebels from Bab el-Mandeb strait, a critical trade route for oil and other goods. Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia raise risk of wider war. Deadly attacks on Riyadh airport […]
Trump considers new strikes against Houthi militants after deadly Saudi airport attacks
(NBC)- President Donald Trump is considering a new wave of U.S. military strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi militants following deadly attacks on a major international airport in Saudi Arabia. Video released by Saudi state media shows the moment militants struck the airport, killing 13 people, including an American, and injuring more than 300 others. Asked whether the United States would become...
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naturalnews.comTrump weighs joining Saudi war on Houthis after American killed in airport strike
President Trump said the U.S. may join Saudi Arabia in retaliating against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. A Houthi missile strike on Riyadh’s main airport killed 12 people, including one American, and injured more than 300. The Houthis warned that Saudi airports and airspace are now targets, sparing only the airports in Mecca and Medina. Saudi officials are seeking urgent U.S. defense support, while some analysts warn another U.S. bombing…
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