The United States warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could “escalate rapidly” after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed.
US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David, a secluded presidential complex in rural Maryland, to return unexpectedly to the White House.
Article origin: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-warns-rapid-escalation-mideast-war
Original author: Jana Choukeir and Doina Chiacu
