Houthi Strike Cripples Riyadh Airport as Iran and US Swap New Proposals
Friday, October 9, 2026 · 7 min
A Houthi strike on Riyadh's main airport damaged a plane and cancelled nearly half of departures, deepening the Iran war's Yemen-Saudi spillover. Iranian President Pezeshkian, meeting Putin, said Tehran and Washington have exchanged new proposals to end the war and reopen Hormuz.
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A Houthi strike on Riyadh's main airport damaged a plane and cancelled nearly half of departures, deepening the Iran war's Yemen-Saudi spillover. Iranian President Pezeshkian, meeting Putin, said Tehran and Washington have exchanged new proposals to end the war and reopen Hormuz.
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