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Houthis attack Saudi Arabia before high-stakes talks in Tehran

Al-Monitor26 October 2026, 11:30 UTCSaudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthis have kept up their attacks on Saudi Arabia as senior officials from the kingdom, Turkey and Pakistan are due to hold high-stakes talks with Iran in Tehran on Monday, following warnings of a return to war. Fresh explosions rattled Riyadh overnight, along with a text message warning to residents, after the Iran-allied Houthis claimed a new attack on the Saudi capital's international airport on Sunday.

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