American citizens who are not already in the Middle East are urged to “seriously consider travel to and through the region” and the United States warns of “the risk of unforeseen escalation.”
"The Iran-backed Houthi movement has participated in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including against civilian airports. This military conflict risks escalating rapidly," the US State Department wrote in a statement.
As tensions escalate, reports are emerging that President Donald Trump returned to the White House from the presidential retreat on Saturday, a day earlier than planned. No official reason has been given.
On Saturday, Riyadh's international airport in Saudi Arabia was attacked, among other things, and the Islamist Houthi movement confirmed that it had attacked "important locations" in the capital and the port city of Yanbu.
In parallel, clashes in Yemen, which is in many places controlled by the Houthi movement, have claimed dozens of lives over the weekend.
