Second strike in two days

A projectile struck a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday. The Saudi-led coalition said the Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for this attack and others.

Saturday's attack killed twelve

A missile hit the same terminal on Saturday, killing twelve people and wounding over three hundred, some critically. It was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began.

Airport remains closed

The airport complex for terminals three and four for domestic flights sustained injuries in Sunday's attack. Saudi authorities said the airport was still closed Sunday after Saturday's strike.

Trump weighs U.S. involvement

The escalation threatens to draw in greater U.S. military involvement. President Donald Trump said he is weighing joining the fight against the Houthis and planned to speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Oil and shipping at risk

At stake in this escalation are global supplies and prices of oil as well as commercial shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial alternative to the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia running low on defenses

Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt to deploy air defense support to the region, regional officials told the Associated Press.

Attacks threaten Saudi business plans

Sunday's attack occurred as the Saudis hosted a major international energy conference in Riyadh.Saudi Arabia under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought to open more to the world as a business and tourism destination.

Saudi energy minister defiant

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, the Saudi energy minister, told the conference: "There is no way that somebody will break our back.

“There is no way that somebody will break our back. We are like a phoenix, we come out of the ashes all the time.”

Houthis target multiple sites

The Houthis claimed attacks on King Fahd Airport in Damma and oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia's east. They have targeted Riyadh airport every day since Wednesday and warned airlines against using Saudi airports.

Conflict escalates after ceasefire ends

The Saudis and Houthis began fighting in two thousand fifteen. Relative calm after a two thousand twenty-two ceasefire ended in July when the Houthis resumed attacks, saying the Saudis fired on Sanaa airport as a…