Saudi Arabia seeking support after US declines to strike Houthis – AP

President Donald Trump previously said the Yemen-based movement had asked Washington not to intervene in its conflict with Riyadh Saudi Arabia has turned to regional and global players for help defending its airspace against attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels after its main security provider, the US, declined to step in, The Associated Press has reported, citing regional officials. Riyadh is running low on missile interceptors, according to the outlet.The armed conflict between a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi militants reignited in mid-July after Riyadh carried out airstrikes on the airport in Sanaa to prevent an Iranian passenger plane from landing there. In recent weeks, the Houthis have made significant territorial gains against Saudi-backed forces and have intensified attacks on strategic targets inside Saudi Arabia.Saudi Arabia is in a “very difficult position” because it must protect military bases, government facilities and also oil infrastructure from Houthi drones and missiles, one regional official told AP. A second official said Riyadh was seeking to rally international allies for a collective response to the Houthis, but added that “the decision now is to give diplomac...