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Iran war live: Trump says Houthis ‘misbehaving’ as Riyadh flights halted

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Abuomer, E., & Harazim, K. (2026, October 13). Iran war live: Trump says Houthis ‘misbehaving’ as Riyadh flights halted. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/13/iran-war-live-trump-says-houthis-misbehaving-as-riyadh-flights-halted?traffic_source=rss

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President Trump criticizes Yemen's Houthis for "misbehaving very badly" due to their recent attacks on Saudi airports, including those in Riyadh and Dammam. These attacks have resulted in at least 18 deaths and led Saudi Arabia to suspend operations at King Khalid International Airport until Saturday.

Written by AI on 2026-10-13, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

As of October 16, 2026, UN Security Council strongly condemned "escalatory" attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia, including deadly strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. The airport has faced at least 20 attacks since early October; the latest attack on October 10 killed 17 people and injured 333 others, according to Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Additionally, an earlier attack on Abha International Airport on October 6-7 killed two women (one Moroccan and one Algerian) and wounded 28 others. The increased Houthi aggression has raised concerns over threats to global shipping routes and critical Middle East infrastructure, with Tim Lenderking, former U.S. special envoy for Yemen, warning that the Houthis are now operating more independently of Iran's control, posing a significant danger beyond just regional conflicts.

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Topics

Dammam Houthis Riyadh Saudi Arabian Yemen

Subjects

Dammam GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Houthi NORP · 1× Houthis NORP · 1× Riyadh GPE · 1× Saudi Arabia GPE · 1× Saudi Arabian NORP · 1× Yemen GPE · 1×

Narrative

US President Donald Trump criticises Yemen’s Houthis for “misbehaving very badly” following a series of attacks on Saudi Arabian airports, including Riyadh’s King Khalid International and Dammam’s King Fahd International.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13

2026-10-13 · Al Jazeera

Iran war live: Trump says Houthis ‘misbehaving’ as Riyadh flights halted · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

Trump → criticise → International

Saudi Arabia extends the suspension of operations at King Khalid airport until Saturday after the repeated Houthi attacks, which killed at least 18 people. asserted

which → extend → people