Trump Says U.S. May Join Saudi Strikes on Houthis After Riyadh Airport Attacks

Time · CBS News and CBS News report that President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States may join Saudi Arabia's campaign against the Iran-backed Houthis, hours after a strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport that halted operations there. Leaving the White House for a rally in Tennessee, he said "We may," adding that a decision would come quickly. Asked whether the attack might alter his plan to wait until after the midterms before any strikes on Iran, he said he would take a look.

Casualty counts differ. Time · CBS News says at least six people have died in the week's airport attacks and that dozens were hurt Saturday when a missile hit Terminals 3 and 4. CBS News puts the Riyadh toll at four dead and describes multiple injuries. Time · CBS News counts 400 canceled flights, CBS News 324.

CBS News adds that the State Department condemned the attacks and said it stands with Saudi Arabia, while the U.S. Embassy told Americans to avoid the airport. Time · CBS News adds that 69% of Americans told an AP-NORC poll the Iran war was not worth fighting.

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