Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touched down in Riyadh on Saturday shortly after Tehran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen fired missiles across the kingdom’s border. US officials travelling with Pompeo told reporters the Huthi missiles had been supplied by Iran, and cited the attacks as evidence that regional powers should work together. Pompeo had dinner with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, and on Sunday he was due to meet his father King Salman. Air strikesThat may be music to the ears of the Saudi and Israeli leaders, who both support a tougher line on Iran. “Iran supplies the missiles that the Huthis fire into Saudi Arabia, threatening civilians,” he said.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 28, 2018 22:30 UTC