# Houthi attack on Riyadh airport forces Trump to rethink strategy

https://mins.news/en/item/95294

- The Guardian, 2026-10-11 13:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/11/houthi-attack-riyadh-airport-donald-trump-strategy

> A Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed people and unsettled Donald Trump’s plan to set aside the Iran and Yemen conflicts until after the midterm elections. The article says the strike makes it harder to leave Saudi Arabia to handle its own security and undermines Trump’s effort to blame Ukraine for high fuel prices while opening the way for more Russian fuel exports, deepening European concerns about his ties with Moscow.

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