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US warns of rapid escalation after Houthis attack Riyadh

Iran-backed Houthi forces launched a missile attack on Riyadh on September 19, 2026, marking the first strike on the Saudi capital in the Yemen war. The United States warned of potential rapid escalation in hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, with President Trump cutting short a Camp David weekend to return to the White House.

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US fears rapid escalation in Mideast after Houthis attack Riyadh

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The United States warned Saturday that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David, a secluded presidential complex in rural Maryland, to return unexpectedly to the White House on Saturday.

US warns of rapid escalation after missile attack on Riyadh

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The United States warned Americans in the Middle East on Sept. 19 that the security environment was complex and could deteriorate without warning after Iran-backed Houthi forces attacked Saudi Arabia, including civilian airports. The State Department urged Americans already in the region to exercise heightened vigilance and advised people outside the region to seriously reconsider travel to or thr

US warns of rapid escalation in Mideast war

rss:al-monitorinternational9d ago kagi ↗

The United States warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David, a secluded presidential complex in rural Maryland, to return unexpectedly to the White House on Saturday.

US warns of rapid escalation in Middle East war

rss:al-monitorinternational9d ago kagi ↗

The United States warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David, a secluded presidential complex in rural Maryland, to return unexpectedly to the White House.