World condemns deadly Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport

Trump condemns ‘terrible’ attack and says the US is evaluating whether to join Saudi Arabia’s attacks on the Houthis.

Riyadh airport attack was expected as the Houthis’ way to retaliate: Analysis

Saudi Arabia has accused Yemen’s Houthis of killing at least 12 people and wounding 300 others in a third attack on the Riyadh international airport this week.

The victims on Saturday included four Saudis, two people from ⁠Bangladesh and one person each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.

The attack was the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade.

It came as the war in Yemen intensifies, with the Houthis battling forces aligned with the internationally recognised government for control of the country. Saudi Arabia is waging an air campaign against the Houthis to support the ground war by the Yemeni government against the Iran-backed group.

Here’s a round of the global reaction:

US President Donald Trump described the attack as “terrible” and said he “will be speaking” with Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, soon. He also said he was evaluating whether the US should join the war against the Houthis.

“We may. We’re gonna look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we’ll make a decision. We’ll move very quickly,” he said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meanwhile, said the Houthi attack killed an American and called for an end to “these reprehensible attacks”.

“We stand with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people and extend our condolences to the victims and their families,” he wrote on X.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement on X, saying he is “deeply shocked” and strongly condemns “Saturday’s lethal attack by the Houthis on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh”.

He said that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure violated international law and “must cease immediately”.

Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy for Yemen, said the deadly strikes on civilian airports in Saudi Arabia represent “a grave escalation”.

“Such actions pose a serious threat to regional security, perpetuate cycles of violence and complicate even more peace efforts for Yemen,” he said in a statement.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, particularly the strike on King Khalid International airport in Riyadh, as “abhorrent”.

“There can be no justification for attacks on civilian infrastructure,” he wrote on X, adding that Canada “condemns these reckless acts of violence in the strongest possible terms”.

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its “strong condemnation” of the Houthi attacks, denouncing their “flagrant violation” of international law, and the “disregard” for the safety of citizens that they entail.

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Houthi attacks, describing them as a “serious violation of Saudi sovereignty and a direct threat to the security of the region, the safety of civilians, civil facilities and air navigation”.

It expressed its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and said Doha supported “all legitimate measures” the kingdom “takes to preserve its sovereignty, security and safety of its territories”.

Pakistan also strongly condemned the attack, calling it a “heinous act of terrorism” and a “grave threat to regional peace and security”.

The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Islamabad – which has recently activated a mutual defence pact with Riyadh over the attacks – “stands in unwavering solidarity” with Saudi Arabia.

Jordan’s King Abdullah offered condolences to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the attacks and expressed his kingdom’s full solidarity with Riyadh.

The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the “brutal aggression” by the Houthis, describing it as a “dangerous escalation” and a “blatant breach of international law”.

The sultanate also denounced the attack and emphasised the “necessity of prioritising the voice of wisdom and self-restraint, and avoiding actions that would expand the scope of escalation, in order to preserve the security and stability of the region”.

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared “its full solidarity with the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” and said it supported “all measures taken by the Kingdom to safeguard its security, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens and residents”.

Japan’s embassy in Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the repeated attacks by the Houthis, saying assaults on civilians “cannot be tolerated” under any circumstances.

特朗普谴责此次“可怕的”袭击，并表示美国正在评估是否加入沙特阿拉伯对胡塞武装的打击行动。

分析显示，利雅得机场袭击事件被认为是胡塞武装的报复手段。

沙特阿拉伯指责也门胡塞武装在本周对利雅得国际机场发动的第三次袭击中，造成至少 12 人死亡，300 人受伤。

沙特民航局表示，周六的遇难者包括四名沙特人、两名孟加拉国人，以及分别来自美国、约旦、巴勒斯坦、叙利亚、苏丹和埃及的各一人。

这是该国十多年来最致命的袭击事件。

随着也门战事愈演愈烈，胡塞武装与国际社会承认的也门政府军为争夺国家控制权而展开激战。沙特阿拉伯正对胡塞武装发动空袭，以支援也门政府军对抗这个伊朗支持的武装组织。

以下是全球各方反应：

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普称此次袭击“骇人听闻”，并表示他将很快与沙特阿拉伯的实际领导人、王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼“通话”。他还表示，他正在评估美国是否应该加入打击胡塞武装的战争。

“我们可能会这么做。我们会考虑的。我们刚得知最近发生的袭击事件，所以我们会尽快做出决定。”他说。

与此同时，美国国务卿马可·卢比奥表示，胡塞武装的袭击造成一名美国人死亡，并呼吁停止“这些应受谴责的袭击”。

“我们与沙特阿拉伯王国及其人民站在一起，并向遇难者及其家属表示慰问，”他在X上写道。

联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯就X事件发表声明，称他对“胡塞武装周六对利雅得哈立德国王国际机场的致命袭击”感到“深感震惊”并强烈谴责。

他表示，袭击平民和民用基础设施违反了国际法，“必须立即停止”。

联合国也门问题特使汉斯·格伦伯格表示，沙特阿拉伯民用机场遭受的致命袭击代表着“局势的严重升级”。

他在一份声明中表示：“此类行为对地区安全构成严重威胁，使暴力循环持续下去，并使也门的和平努力更加复杂化。”

加拿大总理马克·卡尼将胡塞武装对沙特阿拉伯的袭击，特别是对利雅得哈立德国王国际机场的袭击，描述为“令人憎恶的”。

“袭击民用基础设施是绝对没有正当理由的，”他在X上写道，并补充说加拿大“以最强烈的措辞谴责这些鲁莽的暴力行为”。

埃及外交部对胡塞武装的袭击表示“强烈谴责”，谴责其“公然违反”国际法，并“漠视”由此造成的公民安全。

卡塔尔外交部谴责胡塞武装的袭击，称其“严重侵犯了沙特阿拉伯的主权，并直接威胁到该地区的安全、平民安全、民用设施和空中导航”。

它表达了对沙特阿拉伯的完全声援，并表示多哈支持沙特王国“为维护其主权、安全和领土保障而采取的一切合法措施”。

巴基斯坦也强烈谴责了此次袭击，称其为“令人发指的恐怖主义行径”和“对地区和平与安全的严重威胁”。

巴基斯坦外交部表示，伊斯兰堡——最近已就此次袭击事件启动了与利雅得的共同防御条约——“坚定不移地与沙特阿拉伯站在一起”。

约旦国王阿卜杜拉就袭击事件向沙特阿拉伯国王萨勒曼和王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼表示慰问，并表达了约旦王国与利雅得的完全团结。

该国外交部谴责胡塞武装的“野蛮侵略”，称其为“危险的局势升级”和“公然违反国际法”。

苏丹国也谴责了这次袭击，并强调“必须优先考虑智慧和自我克制的声音，避免采取会扩大局势升级范围的行动，以维护该地区的安全与稳定”。

巴勒斯坦外交部宣布“与兄弟般的沙特阿拉伯王国完全团结一致”，并表示支持“沙特王国为维护其安全、主权以及公民和居民安全而采取的一切措施”。

日本驻沙特阿拉伯大使馆强烈谴责胡塞武装的屡次袭击，称在任何情况下都“不能容忍”对平民的袭击。