Donald Trump has opened up the prospect of America being drawn into a wider Middle East conflict, effectively a second front in the ongoing war with Iran. The US president said he is "going to look at" joining Saudi Arabia in the battle against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. It follows the Houthi missile attack on the King Khalid international airport in Riyadh which killed 12 people and injured 309 others. One of the 12 dead is known to be an American. There may be more US casualties among the severely injured. The attack on the airport has reignited fears of a wider regional escalation. "We may. We're going to look at it," Trump told reporters outside the White House when asked if the US would back Saudi Arabian strikes. "We just found out about the recent attack. So, we'll make a decision. We move very quickly." ✍️ Jawad Iqbal Article |