“I spoke with Prince Mohammed bin Salman.” Trump reveals to CNN that he contacted the Saudi Crown Prince after the Houthi attacks.
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US President Donald Trump confirmed that he spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after the Houthi attacks on Riyadh Airport, and described the Houthis' behavior as "very bad" and unacceptable, while Saudi Arabia announced the interception and destruction of three ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis after a bloody attack that resulted in 13 dead and more than 300 wounded.
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Why It Matters
The attack on Riyadh Airport is part of a series of attacks launched by the Iranian-backed Houthis on Saudi targets, and this attack is considered the most violent in more than a decade.
(CNN) - US President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that he spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following the attacks launched by Houthi rebels on Riyadh airport.
Asked if he had spoken to him, Trump told CNN's Alina Train: "Yes, I did," but he did not go into detail about the content of the conversation.
Trump added later, speaking to reporters at the White House while on his way to attend an election rally (for the midterm elections) in the state of Ohio: “The Houthis are behaving very badly... They are behaving very badly, this is unacceptable.”
Trump said on Saturday that he intends to speak with the Crown Prince, describing the attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia as "unacceptable." He also told reporters that the United States would "examine" the issue of joining the Saudis in confronting the Iran-backed Houthis.
On Monday, Saudi Arabia announced that it had intercepted and destroyed 3 ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis, just two days after a Houthi attack on the airport that killed at least 13 people and injured more than 300 others, in the bloodiest attacks the Kingdom has been exposed to in more than a decade.
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The United States will consider joining Saudi Arabia in confronting the Iran-backed Houthis
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the content of the conversation between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince?
- Will the United States join Saudi Arabia militarily in confronting the Houthis?
- What measures will Saudi Arabia take to prevent future attacks?
