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

President Donald Trump said 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 18 people in recent days. The fifth and most recent attack took place Sunday, amid a near-complete shutdown of public air traffic into and out of Riyadh.“We may. We’re going to look at it,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 10, prior to departing for a rally in Tennessee. “We just found out about the recent attack. So we’ll make a decision. We move very quickly.”His comments came shortly after a projectile struck the complex housing Terminals 3 and 4 of King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), the second-busiest airport in Saudi Arabia. Twelve people were killed and over 300 were injured, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Malki, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen, announced on X that another projectile fell near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam later that day, but he did not confirm a direct hit. The Houthis have claimed responsibility for all of the attacks. They began ju...