NewzA projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital on Sunday, a day after a Houthi-claimed missile struck the same terminal and killed 12 people. CAIRO (AP) — The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said a projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile struck the same terminal and killed 12 people.There were no immediate details about the latest strike on the King Khalid International Airport complex for terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights. Saturday’s missile attack was the deadliest in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began, with another 300 people wounded, some critically.
The airport was still closed Sunday.The sharp escalation in the new front in that war threatens to draw in greater U.S. military involvement, as President Donald Trump has said he is weighing joining the fight against the Houthis. There was no immediate White House comment Sunday.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest strike in Riyadh, which came shortly after the Houthis said the airport in the rebel-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa had been struck again, and blamed the Saudis.At stake, again, in this escalation are global supplies and prices of oil as well as commercial shipping through a crucial alternative waterway to the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz — along with civilians and aviation throughout the region.Trump said he planned to speak to Saudi crown princeTrump on Saturday also said he planned to speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.A U.S.
intervention could prompt the Houthis to halt shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea off Yemen and further restrict the flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf. The rebels seized key areas along the strait last month and the Saudi-led coalition has been trying to seize them back.Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt to deploy air defense support to the region, regional officials told The Associated Press last month, with one noting that the U.S. has seen its own stock dwindle during the war with Iran.Deeper U.S.
involvement in an unpopular regional war could further threaten Trump’s Republican party in upcoming midterm elections. Both Trump and Iran insist the American election calendar has no effect on their decisions on how to end the 7-month-old conflict.Sunday’s attack occurred as the Saudis hosted a major international energy conference in Riyadh, with …
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