# Why Trump isn’t going to war with the Houthis

https://mins.news/en/video/102850

- BBC News, 2026-10-16 09:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ5x9TWy-1w

> Last week, Houthi rebels fired a series of missiles at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital. Surveillance footage showed a fireball as airport passengers fled for cover. At least 14 people were killed and hundreds injured. The attack is the latest escalation in the decade-long Saudi-Houthi war in neighbouring Yemen, raising the question of whether Washington is leaving Saudi Arabia to fend for itself.

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