Houthi attack on Riyadh airport: one dead and 12 injured

The United Kingdom has expanded its security advice for British nationals in Saudi Arabia, advising against all non-essential travel to the cities of Jeddah and Dammam and to almost all airports in the country, following the recent spate of attacks attributed to the Houthis in Yemen. The decision, announced by the British Foreign Office, follows Saturday’s and yesterday’s attacks on Riyadh International Airport, which left 12 people dead and over 300 injured.

Iran has said it is ready to facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis to find a political solution to the conflict, following the recent military escalation that culminated in attacks on Saudi airports. This was stated by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who reported that he had discussed the situation yesterday with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan. “Stressing that the crises in the region have no military solution, Araghchi expressed Iran’s willingness to provide any form of assistance to initiate a dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen and reach a political solution,” reads a statement published on the Iranian minister’s Telegram channel.

Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States has fully accepted the seven-point plan put forward by Tehran for a peaceful resolution of the conflict, which was conveyed to Washington through Qatari mediation last September. This was stated by the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, who pointed out that the US authorities have already accepted some of the conditions but have not provided satisfactory responses to the others.

“The Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened until Iran’s seven conditions have been met,” he said.