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President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States is considering joining Saudi Arabia in retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, a decision that could expand American military involvement in the region.
The statement followed a deadly attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that killed 12 people and injured 309, according to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation.
We're going to look at it," Trump told reporters outside the White House when asked about backing Saudi Arabian strikes. "We just found out about the recent attack.
We move very quickly." Two Saudi government officials, including a senior member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told MS NOW that the kingdom is requesting "urgent defense support" from Washington.
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