Riyadh airport assault one other harmful second in already tense clash

In early September, the White House acknowledged it could circuitously intervene within the Yemen clash, however might present intelligence help to the Saudis. It later confirmed that it was supplying intelligence and had deployed navy consultants to Saudi Arabia.

However the state of affairs might have taken a brand new flip following the most recent assault on Riyadh, which killed a US citizen.

Speaking to reporters, US President Donald Trump referred to as Saturday’s assault “horrible” and indicated he might intervene militarily with the Saudis.

“We simply discovered concerning the current assault, so we’ll decide. We transfer in a short time,” Trump stated.

But that now appears unlikely, no less than earlier than crucial US midterm elections subsequent month.

When he was re-elected in 2024, Trump promised to finish America’s function in wars across the planet. Despite this, the US is at the moment concerned in three unresolved conflicts within the Middle East – in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.

Should Trump get embroiled in one other one, this time in Yemen, it’s unlikely to go down properly with voters.

This warfare now appears like it would intensify earlier than it ends in one other shaky truce – with or with out US involvement.

Additional evaluation from Abdelbassir Hassan, BBC Arabic