# US warned Riyadh for months about growing Houthi threat — media

https://mins.news/en/item/88659

- TASS, 2026-10-06 20:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2198489

> Washington had warned Saudi Arabia for several months about the rising threat from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, The New York Times reported, citing sources. The US also made clear it would not conduct airstrikes on Houthi positions. Yemeni government forces launched a major operation on October 4 and retook Dhubab the next day.

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