President Donald Trump supported Saudi military action against the Houthis in Yemen, including strikes on Sanaa International Airport, over concerns that an Iranian aircraft was transporting weapons, according to a single report. The escalation marks a significant increase in Saudi-Houthi tensions.
According to a single unverified report circulating on Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump supported Saudi military action against the Houthis in Yemen, including strikes on Sanaa International Airport. The report attributes the escalation to concerns that an Iranian aircraft was transporting weapons to the Houthi-controlled airport. The claim has not been independently confirmed. As The Zioneer reported earlier this week (Axios, citing a single unnamed source), Trump gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a personal assurance of support before the strikes; subsequent reporting indicated bin Salman requested and received Trump's approval in a phone call. The Houthi-affiliated channel also published a warning Friday evening that the group would strike Saudi airports if the blockade continued. The current report appears to align with that thread but adds a specific trigger — the Iranian aircraft — that was not previously reported.
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