# Iranian-backed Houthis strike Saudi capital for the first time

https://mins.news/en/video/66659

- ABC News, 2026-09-21 00:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlEvHTJWWxc

> Iranian-backed Houthi militants have struck Saudi Arabia’s capital for the first time. President Trump says he is in a “deciding mode” over Iran and whether to “blow the entire nation up,” while Iran warns neighboring countries against aligning with the United States.

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