The US warned Saudi Arabia about the threat from the Houthis, writes NYT

The US has been warning Saudi Arabia for months about the threat from the Houthis in Yemen.

U.S. officials have offered assistance in planning and providing intelligence, but have stressed the limitations of that assistance.

WASHINGTON, October 6 - RIA Novosti. The United States has been warning Saudi Arabia for several months about the threat from the Shiite military-political movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) ruling in northern Yemen, the New York Times writes, citing sources.

"For months, US military and intelligence agencies have warned Saudi Arabia of the growing threat from the Houthis and called on Saudi authorities to unite the Yemeni government's disparate forces," the newspaper writes.

According to the NYT, US officials offered assistance with planning and intelligence, including data on Houthi force movements, but stressed that this assistance would be limited and would not include airstrikes.

The situation in Yemen escalated in mid-July when pro-government forces attacked Sanaa airport as a plane from Iran with a delegation of the Houthi leadership on board landed. The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for this and declared war on it until the blockade around the territories under its control was lifted.