Trump Says U.S. May Join Saudi Strikes on Houthis After Riyadh Airport Attacks

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President Donald Trump told members of the media that "we may" join Saudi strikes against the Houthis during a press meet on the White House South Lawn on Oct.

10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. —Aaron Schwartz—Getty Images President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday that the United States “may” join Saudi Arabia’s strikes on the Iran-backed Houthi militia group, which is based in Yemen, after airport attacks killed at least six people in recent days.

The latest attack led to near-complete shutdown of public air traffic into and out of the capital.

His comments came shortly after a fresh attack on Saturday, in which a missile struck the complex housing Terminals 3 and 4 of King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), the second-busiest airport in Saudi Arabia.

Dozens were injured.

The Houthis, who claimed attacks on the airport earlier in the week, did not immediately claim the latest strike.

It was the latest in a series of attacks over the past week, which began just days after Yemen’s Saudi-backed government announced a major offensive against the Houthis on Oct.

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Read More: Houthi Attacks on Saudi Airports Kill 3 Amid Escalating War in Yemen Two took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, although the information about each has been scarce.

A strike on the more southerly Abha International Airport killed two women—one Algerian and one Moroccan—while an attack on KKIA left one Sudanese man dead, the country’s civil aviation authorities said on Wednesday.

The Houthis said they again targeted KKIA on Thursday; three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, died.

The victims of the past week’s strikes were primarily Saudi but also included individuals from Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sudan.

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