Chokepoint Data · the Strait of Hormuz crisis

Houthi missile kills 12 at Riyadh airport, Saudi Arabia says; airport shut

2026-10-10 · military · major

A Houthi missile struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday 10 October, killing 12 people and wounding 309, Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said; India's embassy later reported a 13th death. Airport operations were suspended, and a notice to air missions later indicated the airport would stay closed until at least 17 October. The Saudi-led coalition called the attack a 'full-fledged war crime' and vowed to respond, and President Trump said the United States was weighing whether to join strikes on the Houthis.

Attribution caveat: 1 other major event(s) sit inside this one's ±7-day window (2026-10-07 Tanker attacks hit wartime weekly high, sources say; IRGC vows to shut Oman-coast route), so the reaction is not cleanly separable.

Sources

Al Jazeera · CBC News (Reuters) · CNN

Read in: Riyadh says its Hormuz bypass pumps 5.8 million barrels a day. Public port data sees almost no tankers

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