Middle East crisis live: Houthis warn passengers against using Saudi airport after deadly attack on Riyadh
US president Donald Trump says he is weighing whether the US will join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis Why else has the US been reluctant to intervene so far in Saudi Arabia’s fight? The Houthis have repeatedly attacked Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers after a truce in their long-running war with Yemen’s Riyadh-backed government unravelled in July. Saturday’s attack might change things but Donald Trump has been reluctant so far to help out Saudi Arabia for several reason…

