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Saudi Arabia Rattled After Trump Rebuffs Support Amid Iran-Houthi Attacks. Here's what each side is saying, and what none of them are telling you.

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📰 THE FULL STORY

The New York Times reported that Saudi Arabia faces a worst-case scenario after being rebuffed by Trump. Reuters reported that the Houthis claimed new attacks on Saudi Arabia and advanced on Bab al-Mandab.

According to Al Jazeera, the Houthis said they launched attacks on Saudi Arabia using dozens of ballistic missiles and drones, targeting King Khalid airbase in Khamis Mushait. The group said the strikes hit aircraft hangars, radar installations, runways, and ammunition depots. The Houthis described the attacks as a response to a Saudi offensive involving more than 300 air strikes across Yemen over five days.

Al Jazeera reported that Saudi Arabia gave no immediate comment on the Houthi claims. Saudi civil defence sent alerts for Abha and Khamis Mushait on Sunday, which were quickly lifted.

Al Jazeera also reported that the fighting has spilled beyond Yemen. Houthi air attacks struck southern Saudi Arabia, including oil facilities, wounding dozens of people, while Yemen government forces advanced in Taiz.

⬅️ HOW THE LEFT COVERS IT
The New York Times frames the story around Saudi vulnerability and diplomatic isolation, headlining that the kingdom faces a worst-case scenario after being rebuffed by Trump. Its coverage foregrounds the consequences of Washington declining to back Riyadh and centers Trump as the decisive actor whose choices left Saudi Arabia exposed. The headline emphasizes the political and strategic fallout for the kingdom rather than the battlefield specifics of the Houthi strikes detailed elsewhere. (New York Times)

⬛ HOW THE CENTER COVERS IT
Reuters reports the Houthis claiming new attacks on Saudi Arabia and advancing on Bab al-Mandab, while Al Jazeera documents the missile and drone strikes on King Khalid airbase, the Saudi offensive of more than 300 air strikes across Yemen, and the alerts issued and lifted for Abha and Khamis Mushait. (Reuters, Al Jazeera)

➡️ HOW THE RIGHT COVERS IT
The provided right-leaning outlets do not cover the Saudi rebuff directly, instead foregrounding other conflict theaters. Their coverage emphasizes Iran and Ukraine flashpoints while downplaying the Saudi-Houthi escalation that other sides make central. (Washington Times, Washington Examiner)

⚠️ WHAT THEY AREN'T TELLING YOU
Al Jazeera reports the Houthis presented their strikes as retaliation for a Saudi offensive involving more than 300 air strikes across Yemen over five days, a scale of Saudi bombardment that framing around the kingdom as victim tends to omit. Al Jazeera also notes Houthi air attacks have hit souther

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00:00Saudi Arabia is facing its worst-case scenario after Washington declined to offer support.
00:05The Houthis say they fired dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at King Khaled Air Base
00:10in Qamis Mushait, hitting hangars, radar sites, runways, and ammunition depots.
00:16They call it a response to more than 300 Saudi airstrikes across Yemen in five days.
00:22Saudi civil defense issued brief alerts for ABBA and Qamis Mushait, then lifted them.
00:27Earlier Houthi attacks on Southern oil facilities wounded dozens and the group is now advancing on Bab al-Mandab.
00:34Riyadh has not commented. The full story is in the description below.
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