Geopolitics
Saudi Arabia Bombs Yemeni Airport Runway to Divert Iranian Airliner Carrying Houthi Delegation
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"Saudi Arabia had a combat air patrol over that airport. And as they were about on approach and about to land, the Saudi Air Force bombed the runway in order for them to turn away and not land at Sana'a International Airport."
Saudi fighter jets bombed the runway at Sana'a International Airport as an Iranian airliner carrying Houthi officials returning from Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral was approaching, forcing it to divert to a derelict airfield in Hudaydah. The attack, which occurred in front of waiting news crews including Al Jazeera, represents a dramatic escalation rather than a simple interception. Yemen has since responded with ballistic missile attacks on Saudi military bases and threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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- Mario Nawfal Interviews
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- BREAKING: IRAN HITS SHIPS, YEMEN ATTACKS SAUDI, U.S. CONSULATE IN UAE SHUT - w/ Malcolm Nance
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