Dehradun, Oct. 13 -- The devastating Houthi missile and drone strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, which killed 12 people and injured over 300 on 10 October mark a critical inflection point. As an escalation rooted in the broader U.S.-Iran conflict, this attack carries profound geopolitical consequences and signals highly volatile outcomes across West Asia.
The geopolitical impact begins with regional escalation. The strike shatters the fragile deterrence framework between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi forces. By directly striking the capital's civil aviation infrastructure, the Houthis have triggered a severe air war, drawing heavy Saudi retaliatory airstrikes on Houthi strongholds in Sanaa.
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