Abha
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Oct 11, 2026
Ben MeiselasHOST
It's the USS George Washington, and it's 1,000 kilometers outside of, uh, 1,000 kilometers away from Iran.
Ben MeiselasHOST
Um, and so in the past, what, two weeks or so, we have seen strikes on airports in Riyadh, Abha, Dammam, Khamis Mushait, Najran, and Jizan.
Ben MeiselasHOST
All over Saudi Arabia these airports have been struck.
Ben MeiselasHOST
So what does Treasury Secretary Bessent want to say about all of this? Treasury Secretary Bessent went on the morning shows this morning, and he says Iran is about to cry uncle.
Damien WilleyHOST
So here we are, their capital airport has become more of a crater.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
any Saudi airports, and that includes airports across the country, especially the King Khalid International Airport and also airports in Abha, airports in Najran, the airport in Jazan, basically any airport outside of the cities of Medina and Mecca, referring to the private, even, you know, the private airports that exist in Mecca.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So this is a warning to Saudi Arabia that the Ansar Allah Houthis, according to the statement, will continue to target Saudi airports across the nation.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They've issued out the warning and have mentioned that Saudi airports are going to be, quote, a theater of operations by Yemen's armed forces aligned with the Ansar Allah Houthis.
Ben MeiselasHOST
Multiple, uh, airplanes were hit and on, are on fire.
Ben MeiselasHOST
Um, Abha in Saudi Arabia was also struck as well.
Ben MeiselasHOST
Um, and you know, that's just the rea- that's just it.
Ben MeiselasHOST
And, you know, you see a ph- a photo like this of what's actually happening in King Khalid Airport.
Andrew MuellerHOST
Uh, we will start in Saudi Arabia, whose long-simmering conflict with the Iran-sponsored Houthi militias of Yemen is undergoing one of its periodic eruptions.
Andrew MuellerHOST
In the last couple of days, at least three people have been killed and thirty-six injured in Houthi strikes on Abha International Airport and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.
Andrew MuellerHOST
Earlier today, further blasts were reported in Riyadh, including at least one more apparent strike on King Khalid International.
Andrew MuellerHOST
Other Houthi missiles were reportedly intercepted.
Mina RzoukiHOST
Flights from Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport have been halted this morning after the Houthis claimed a ballistic missile strike on the airport.
Mina RzoukiHOST
It comes after Saudi authorities confirmed that three people were killed and 36 wounded in attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mina RzoukiHOST
The Houthis also claimed fresh missile strikes on Saudi-backed forces near Yemen's Bab al-Mandeb Strait, saying dozens were killed or wounded.
Mina RzoukiHOST
Those claims have not been independently verified, as fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed forces continues to escalate.
Mina RzoukiHOST
The Houthis have claimed fresh missile and drone attacks on airports and military sites in Saudi Arabia and Yemen this morning.
Mina RzoukiHOST
The group said it targeted Riyadh's King Khaled International Airport, Abha Airport and Khamis Mushait, as well as Aden Airport in Yemen.
Mina RzoukiHOST
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted ballistic missiles near Riyadh and Khamis Mushait, but Saudi authorities have not confirmed the Houthis' claims about the airports.
Mina RzoukiHOST
In Aden, a missile landed near the runway shortly before a flight from Cairo was due to arrive, forcing it to divert to Jeddah.
Rudy MartinezHOST
I'm Rudy Martinez with the Rest of the World Report for Wednesday evening, October seventh.
Rudy MartinezHOST
[swoosh] The Houthis say they attacked airports in Riyadh and Abha overnight into Wednesday.
Rudy MartinezHOST
The group named King Khalid Airport in Riyadh and Abha Airport.
Rudy MartinezHOST
It also named military facilities in the southwest.
Rudy MartinezHOST
The airport claims have not been independently verified.
Rudy MartinezHOST
They need it for Qatif, Yanbu, and Taif as well.
Rudy MartinezHOST
What American readers need to know: The US Mission in Saudi Arabia has warned Americans in the kingdom that the conflict could escalate.
Rudy MartinezHOST
Flights could be disrupted, and the Houthis say they've hit Riyadh and Abha airports.
Wen JiHOST
Yemen's Houthi group says it launched missile and drone strikes on several targets in Saudi Arabia, including airports and an oil facility.
Wen JiHOST
The group says the attacks targeted sites in Riyadh, Rabigh, Abha, and other areas in response to Saudi air and missile strikes on Houthi-held areas in Yemen.
Wen JiHOST
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition says it has foiled an imminent Houthi attack plot targeting shipping routes in the southern Red Sea.
Wen JiHOST
The coalition says its forces destroyed Houthi weapons depot and facilities for explosive-laden boats and naval mines.
Isa BlumiGUEST
And so the Yemenis a- and Yemen today, the territories of Yemen today are somewhat, um, restricted to what I refer to Yemen until at least 1930s, and culturally until today.
Isa BlumiGUEST
Um, and that's, that's Southwest Saudi Arabia today, the regions of Asir, Jizan, Abha, Najran.
Isa BlumiGUEST
These are areas that are currently now under bombardment from Ansar Allah's forces, so you probably have come across this, uh, references to these places on maps as the war, ongoing war, um, plays itself out.
Isa BlumiGUEST
And again, there is something at stake for Yemenis, um, in these two distinctive areas.
Dimitri KalyuginHOST
And we can also say maybe that's intentional as the Yemeni government in Sana'a has proclaimed.
Dimitri KalyuginHOST
And of course, in retaliation, the southernmost Saudi Arabian airport of Abha has been still shut down.
Dimitri KalyuginHOST
So the Saudi Arabians living in the southwest of the countries are experiencing essentially economic and social isolation now that they're essentially right on the borders of a raging war zone.
Dimitri KalyuginHOST
So it's not like the Saudi Arabian regular civilians and people aren't experiencing the plights of this particular conflict.
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