Houthis Warn Saudi Arabia of Retaliation If It Backs US Attacks
- Rebel group says kingdom will become target should it help US
- Saudi Arabia and Houthis reached tentative truce in April 2022
A US fighter jet takes off from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on Feb. 24.
Source: US Central CommandThe Yemen-based Houthi militants renewed their threats against Saudi Arabia, warning it not to support US strikes against the group.
“We have sent a message to Saudi Arabia that it will be a target if it allows American fighter jets to use its territory or airspace in their aggression on Yemen,” Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the Houthis’ Supreme Political Council, said in an interview with Al-Masirah TV.