Houthi forces struck Riyadh, and Saudi Arabia is now reckoning with the price of the U.S. war on Iran, according to The Washington Post. The attacks mark an escalation against the kingdom, and Riyadh has promised a "serious" response, Dawn reports.
The strikes turned deadly at an airport, where a Saudi warning system gave no alert beforehand, according to Reuters. Al Jazeera reports that Saudi forces downed Houthi missiles during the continuing attacks.
The Houthis are described by The Wall Street Journal as Iran-backed militants who are increasing pressure on Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince. The Washington Post frames the strikes as part of the wider costs Saudi Arabia faces from the U.S. campaign against Iran.
Details on casualties, the number of missiles fired, and the timing of specific strikes were not available in the source material.
What to watch next: whether Saudi Arabia carries out the response it has vowed, and whether the warning-system failure at the airport prompts changes to the kingdom's air defenses.
