{"id":"1792887276316-news-segment","slug":"houthis-shut-down-riyadh-airport-with-missile-strikes","title":"Houthis Shut Down Riyadh Airport with Missile Strikes","summary":"Yemen's Houthi rebels have repeatedly attacked Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. On Saturday, a missile attack killed 13 people and wounded more than 300 — the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in over a decade. The following day, a second strike on Terminal 4 killed one person and wounded 11 others. The airport has been closed, with hundreds of flights cancelled.\n\nThe strikes come amid escalating regional conflict connected to the Iran war. The Houthis, an Iran-aligned group fighting the Saudi-backed Yemeni government in Yemen's civil war, claim the attacks are retaliation for Saudi air strikes in Yemen. Houthi officials say Saudi Arabia conducted 124 air strikes in Yemen in 24 hours and warned that \"worse is yet to come\" unless Saudi aggression stops. The attacks have exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi air defenses and have driven up crude oil prices.\n\nYemen's Houthis renewed their warning to airlines, airport staff and travelers against using Saudi Arabia's airports, specifically naming Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport as unsafe and a \"military target.\" The warning came after deadly missile attacks on the airport. This is a promotional post for a crypto signals group, not a factual claim. This is a quote from former US Congressman Dennis Kucinich expressing an opinion about US foreign policy. It's not a factual claim that can be verified. This is an opinion/commentary post about Netanyahu's rhetoric before an Israeli election. It references reported statements but frames them subjectively. The underlying facts about Netanyahu's promised military operation would require separate verification, but as posted this is commentary. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Bella","text":"Let's switch gears. There's a post going around from Dennis Kucinich — the former congressman — and he's back to his old hits."},{"host":"Brian","text":"What's Kucinich saying now?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"He told RT that the way to stop a war is to cut off funds. Then he said US foreign policy has to stop letting Israel run things in the Middle East."},{"host":"Brian","text":"There it is. RT — Russian state media. That's the platform Kucinich keeps showing up on."},{"host":"Bella","text":"He's been doing this for years. Anti-war message, but delivered through a propaganda outlet."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The irony is rich. Russia invades Ukraine, and Kucinich goes on Russian TV to talk about ending wars by cutting off funds."},{"host":"Bella","text":"He's consistent, at least on the anti-war message. But the platform matters. RT isn't a neutral forum."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's my problem with him. The message gets weaponized by Russia. He knows it, or he's naive beyond belief."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Speaking of that — there's a tweet going around claiming Netanyahu's latest West Bank promises are an election stunt."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Two days before Israelis vote, Netanyahu says he'll go house to house in the West Bank. Operation on a scale not seen since 1967."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The post frames it as fanning the flames of war. Timing does look political."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Netanyahu campaigns on security. Always has. But the scale he's describing — that's not normal operation talk."},{"host":"Bella","text":"If he's willing to say that publicly two days before an election, what's the plan if he wins?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the question. Is this a campaign promise or a genuine military plan? Because those are very different things."},{"host":"Bella","text":"One more from the Israel-Iran world. A quote's going around claiming Iran now has veto power over the Strait of Hormuz."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's unattributed. Could be a retired general, could be a think tank guy. The clip doesn't say."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The claim is that hundreds of Americans have been wounded, missile stockpiles are down, and Iran controls oil flow to the world market."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Some of that is exaggeration. But the Hormuz threat is real. A huge chunk of global oil moves through that strait."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The concern isn't crazy. But the numbers are unsourced. So treat them as claims, not confirmed facts."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Yet the underlying fear is legitimate. If Iran decides to close Hormuz, oil prices don't just spike — they explode."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Anti-war rhetoric from Kucinich, Netanyahu's election-eve promises, and an unsourced claim about Iran's grip on the oil lanes."}]}