Houthi attacks raise risk of wider war

Deadly attacks on Riyadh airport demonstrate the ability of Yemen’s
Iran-backed Houthis to strike at the heart of Saudi power, raising
the risk of a wider escalation that could draw in the United States

Claimed Houthi strikes (Oct 10-11)

Riyadh: At least 14 people
killed in two attacks on King
Khalid International Airport

Dammam
airport

Shedgum
gas plant

Tanajib oil refinery

Houthi
control

Estimated range of
Palestine-2: 2,150km 

CYPRUS
DJIBOUTI
EGYPT
ERITREA
ETHIOPIA
IRAN
IRAQ
ISRAEL
JORDAN
KUWAIT
LEBANON
OMAN
QATAR
SAUDI
ARABIA
SOMALIA
SUDAN
SYRIA
TÜRKIYE
TURKMENISTAN
UAE
YEMEN

Baghdad
Sanaa
Tehran

Bab
al-Mandab
Strait
Caspian
Sea
Gulf of
Aden
Persian
Gulf
Red Sea
Strait of
Hormuz

300km
185 miles

Missile
height
10m

Warhead
500kg

Palestine-2: Two-stage solid-fuel hypersonic ballistic missile
developed by Houthis with technological assistance from Iran

Based on Iranian-made Fateh-110 but incorporates improved
guidance systems, propulsion and manoeuvrability. Palestine-2
(right) is highly accurate and can achieve Mach 16 speeds

Sources: Army Recognition, Bloomberg, BBC, ISW, The Telegraph
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