From Yemen to Your Gas Tank

Ansarullah, otherwise known as the Houthis, just attack on Saudi Arabia was a missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, as you mentioned, resulting in at least 12 deaths.

It was also reported that one American died and more than 300 injured.

And again, this is a very major airport in Riyadh for Saudi Arabia.

And what happened now, they stopped all the flights or the flights were diverted and airport operations were temporarily suspended.

This is a major development because we've been seeing back and forth now attacks between the Houthis and the Saudi forces.

And this is not the first time, by the way, they target an airport.

But this is their kind of their biggest hit because on October 7 also there was an attack on airports in Riyadh and Abha, which killed three people and injured others.

It was underreported.

You know, that story was underreported.

And on October 8th, Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted three ballistic missiles, two headed toward Riyadh and one headed toward Khamis Mushat.

And that was another attack.

So we're talking like there is an attack every other day for the past week.

And this is part of a renewed escalation.

In Yemen's war and Saudi Arabia, of course, Saudi Arabia is supporting a military offensive by Yemen's internationally recognized government against the Houthis, which is really not in control of Yemen.

including operations around the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Houthis have retaliated with missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia's airports and other infrastructure.

And why we're talking about this? I mean, it's not just about the attack of the airport, which is terrifying because, you know, at the end of the day, of course, 12 people died, which is, and mostly, and I think all of them were civilians, as far as I know, which is very, very sad.

But had they struck any airplanes on takeoff or landing, it would be a major catastrophe.

Saudi Arabia's coalition has vowed to respond.

Again, the latest attacks raise concerns about civilian safety, airport operations, all infrastructure, and shipping through the Red Sea.

And why we're talking about this? Bab al-Mandeb.

When we talk about now there is the closure of Hormuz, and now the Houthis are trying to shut down Bab al-Mandeb, which will totally choke off any sort of shipping from the Gulf, through the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal, and into the Mediterranean.

Well, that's exactly right, Jamal.

The situation has escalated in a very grave way.

We see the larger geopolitical situation being played out right now, Jamal, despite the fact that Donald Trump and MBS have this very close, warm relationship, despite the fact that the United States has pledged support, military and other forms of support for Saudi Arabia.

They've left the Saudis in the cold.