Trump says Houthis “misbehaving very badly”

• On Saturday he said he was evaluating whether the US should join Saudi strikes on the Houthis after the Riyadh airport was attacked again.
• The Houthis claimed the airport attacks, which killed more than a dozen people in recent days. They began days after Yemen’s Saudi-backed government launched an offensive on Oct. 4.
• The US has so far limited itself to intelligence, targeting and refueling help. Bloomberg reported the administration has tried to restrain Riyadh from sparking a major new conflict.

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen were “misbehaving very badly. No good!”, as his administration weighs whether to join Saudi Arabia’s military campaign against the group.

On Saturday, Trump said he was evaluating whether the United States should join Saudi strikes on the Houthis after the Riyadh airport was attacked again. The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the airport attacks, which killed at least 19 people in recent days. The attacks began days after Yemen’s Saudi-backed government announced a major offensive against the group on Oct. 4.

The United States has so far stopped short of striking the Houthis itself. Bloomberg reported on Oct. 6 that the administration was reluctant to get more involved and had tried to restrain Riyadh from sparking a major new conflict. US help has been limited to intelligence, targeting and refueling assistance. Axios reported on Sep.  21 that Trump had weighed strikes over a weekend but held off, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked for them.

Trump on Yemen: The Houthis are misbehaving very badly. No good! https://t.co/gS5vXnpDpi

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