Trump cancels weekend trip as Houthi crisis deepens
President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David and returned to the White House as the Houthis escalated attacks on Saudi Arabia, including a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted the missile and reported no casualties. The Houthis claimed attacks on sensitive sites in Riyadh and an Aramco installation in Yanbu.
Why it matters: The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the threat to the Bab Al Mandeb strait make this a geoeconomics issue because of the potential disruption to a key maritime chokepoint.