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Donald Trump considers military strikes against Houthis following Riyadh airport attack

United States President Donald Trump said the military may join Saudi Arabia in airstrikes against Houthi rebels after a missile attack on Riyadh airport.

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President Donald Trump announced that the United States may join Saudi military strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to Al Jazeera, Time Magazine, and The Telegraph. The comments follow a recent attack on the international airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [1][8][9]

Reporting from NPR, Fox News, and The Tribune confirms that Donald Trump is weighing a decision on whether to join Saudi Arabia in the conflict. Arab News noted that Donald Trump stated he is looking at potential airstrikes against the group. [2][3][6][11]

Al Jazeera reported that Saudi authorities confirmed 12 people were killed and more than 300 were injured in the strike on the airport. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Telegraph also reported that 12 people died in the attack. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Houthi rebels carried out the missile strike on King Khalid International Airport, which led to a suspension of operations. [1][7][9][15]

Donald Trump took office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. Fortune described the Houthi movement as an Iran-backed rebel group based in Yemen. [10][12]

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In short

  • Donald Trump stated the United States may join Saudi military strikes against Houthi rebels.
  • A Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and left more than 300 injured.
  • Operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh were suspended after the strike.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Trump ‘may’ join Saudi strikes on Houthis after Riyadh airport attackAl Jazeera, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Trump says will make a decision on joining Saudi Arabia in strikes against Houthis after Riyadh airport attackThe Tribune, 6h ago
  3. [3]Trump weighs joining the fight against Houthis after Riyadh airport attackNPR, 6h ago
  4. [4]Trump weighs joining the fight against Houthis after Saudi capital's airport is struck againSpringfield News-Sun, 8h ago
  5. [5]Trump weighs joining the fight against Houthis after Saudi capital's airport is struck againJournal-News.com, 8h ago
  6. [6]Trump doesn’t rule out strikes on Houthis after attack in Saudi ArabiaFox News, 3h ago
  7. [7]Trump weighs joining the fight against Houthis after Saudi airport attack kills 12SMH.com.au, 5h ago
  8. [8]Trump Says U.S. May Join Saudi Strikes on Houthis After Riyadh Airport AttacksTime Magazine, 6h ago
  9. [9]Trump may join Saudi strikes after 12 killed in Houthi attack on Riyadh airportThe Telegraph, 10h ago
  10. [10]Trump weighs whether US should join Saudi Arabia's fight against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in YemenFortune, 9h ago
  11. [11]Trump 'looking at' airstrikes against Houthis after Riyadh airport attacksArab News, 8h ago

Background

  1. [12]Second presidency of Donald Trump on Wikipedia
  2. [13]List of attacks during the 2026 Iran war on Wikipedia
  3. [14]2025 Israeli attacks in Yemen on Wikipedia
  4. [15]At least 12 killed in missile attack on Riyadh airport FTMQ News, 5h ago
  5. [16]Yemen Houthis claim missile strike on Riyadh airport FTMQ News, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 16 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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