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“President Donald Trump said this week he is evaluating whether the U.S. should join Saudi strikes on the Houthis.”

“…ter Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels launched two attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport, killing 14 and injuring more than 300 on Saturday and Sunday, and following months of strikes by Iranian forces, the country’s image as a sanctuary for investors and…”

“The U.S. has provided intelligence sharing, target identification and planning for a Saudi-led offensive, but has held off on carrying out strikes against the Houthis.”

“It comes as the US State Department issued a security alert warning Americans in the Middle East that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen had the “potential to escalate rapidly”.”

“Iran issued a warning on Sunday against any major new offensive by the U.S. and its partners, saying it had intelligence that such an offensive move was being organized, heightening anxiety across a region already unsettled after recent drone and missile…”

“The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen and much of the north, have been launching attacks towards Saudi Arabia since declaring a naval blockade against Riyadh in July, with strikes targeting Saudi vessels in the Red Sea.”

““It balances Saudi Arabia’s call for assistance following previous deployment of Sky Sabre and renewed Houthi strikes without immediately returning to the UK-US strikes on Houthi positions in 2024-2025.””

“The government has insisted the UK mission will be used only to assist jets defending Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, and not those carrying out strikes in Yemen.”

“"We condemn in the strongest terms the unacceptable continued strikes carried out by the Houthis in Yemen and against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US said in a statement.”

“The Houthis responded with missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, including one that targeted Riyadh on Saturday before being intercepted.”

“Houthis claim strikes on Saudi airports and airbase The Houthis claim to have successfully struck Saudi Arabia's Abha airport with ballistic missiles and drones.”

“Iran-backed Houthis say they targeted Riyadh airport, Aramco refinery Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have launched attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the international airport in the capital Riyadh, an Aramco refinery and several sites in the…”

“Their recent capture of the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait and cross-border missile strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure have directly linked Yemen's internal conflict to the broader regional standoff involving Iran, the US, and Gulf nations.”

“Log in Yemen's Houthis have claimed responsibility for carrying out a ballistic missile attack on the Aramco oil refinery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.”

“The strikes come amid the most serious escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned Houthis since a UN-brokered truce largely halted cross-border attacks in 2022.”

“Trump’s support may be limited Washington, Saudi Arabia's most powerful ally, is providing military advisers and intelligence including targeting information to support Saudi air operations in Yemen, according to one of the Western diplomats.”

“The Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter, as part of a wider Middle East war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran…”

“On Wednesday, Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces said they have taken over the strategic Mount Qarfan as they fight the Houthis for control of the highlands overlooking the Red Sea coast.”