Al-Houthi threatens Saudi Arabia... “An airport at an airport”

Ansar Allah in Yemen is bombing King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, Abha Airport and Najran Airport and threatening more. They say that these facilities will not be allowed to be used unless Saudi Arabia allows the operation of their counterparts in Yemen, most notably Sanaa Airport, according to the equation of siege versus siege. But in the face of repeated Houthi threats to target Saudi airports and the coalition’s threat to respond to their strikes, the circle of fire expands. Here the United States says that it is considering participating in strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, which required confirmation from Sanaa that its forces will not hesitate to strike American ships, if Washington interferes in what is happening. But the biggest problem is that the horizon of this confrontation is unclear, despite the lofty statements here and there. As the largest humanitarian crisis in the world worsens, escalation remains the most likely path in the absence of any real effort towards calm.