Saudi Arabia has opened an investigation into how missiles and drones reached Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, where a weekend attack killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 300. The airport remained closed on Monday, while workers in Riyadh’s financial district were told to work from home.
Saudi forces said they intercepted two ballistic missiles aimed at Riyadh on Monday, while Saudi authorities also reported a new attack involving drones and cruise missiles. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strikes and warned airlines against using Saudi airports other than those serving Mecca and Medina.
The attacks have intensified a wider confrontation involving the Houthis, Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and the broader US-Iran war. The United States has provided intelligence and planning support to Saudi forces, while President Donald Trump said Washington was considering attacks against the Houthis and later said a decision on defending Saudi Arabia would come soon.
Iranian officials, meanwhile, said Tehran’s latest exchange with Washington had stalled. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the United States had accepted some of Iran’s seven conditions for ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but that other points remained unclear and the response was insufficient. He said Iran had not abandoned diplomacy, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged Saudi Arabia to seek talks with the Houthis and offered help in starting a political process.