Trump condemns the “terrible” attack and says the United States is considering whether to join Saudi Arabia’s attacks against the Houthis. Published October 11, 2026 October 11, 2026 Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Houthis of killing at least 12 people and wounding 300 others in a third attack on Riyadh’s international airport this week. Saturday’s victims included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the United States. United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority said. The attack was the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade. It came as the war in Yemen intensifies, with Houthi fighting forces aligned with the internationally recognized government in control of the country. Saudi Arabia is waging an air campaign against the Houthis to support the Yemeni government’s ground war against the Iran-backed group. Here’s a round of the global reaction: United States US President Donald Trump described the attack as “terrible” and said he would “talk” soon to Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He also said he was evaluating whether the United States should join the war against the Houthis. “We can. We are going to look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we will make a decision. We will move very quickly,” he said. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Houthi attack killed one American and called for an end to “these reprehensible attacks.” “We stand with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people and extend our condolences to the victims and their families.” Writing in X.United Nations, Hans Grundberg, UN special envoy for Yemen, said the deadly attacks on civilian airports in Saudi Arabia represent “a serious escalation.” “Such actions pose a serious threat to regional security, perpetuate cycles of violence and further complicate peace efforts for Yemen,” he said in a statement. Egypt The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its “strong condemnation” of the Houthi attacks, denouncing their “flagrant violation” of international law, and the “disregard” for the safety of citizens that they entail. Qatar Qatar’s Foreign Ministry condemned the Houthi attacks, describing them as a “serious violation of Saudi sovereignty and a direct threat to the security of the region, the safety of civilians, civilian facilities and air navigation.” He expressed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and said Doha supported “all legitimate measures” the kingdom “takes to preserve its sovereignty, security and protection of its territories.” with the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” and said it supported “all measures taken by the Kingdom to safeguard its security, sovereignty and the safety of its citizens and residents.” Japan Japan’s embassy in Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the Houthi’s repeated attacks, saying attacks on civilians “cannot be tolerated” under any circumstances.
