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Houthi missile strike on Riyadh airport kills at least 13

The attack on Riyadh's airport wounded three hundred people, and one columnist says Gulf leaders can no longer count on the old alliances to protect them.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on Best of BBN
Published 4:45 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on this story, from Best of BBN at 4:45 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Guardian's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance

First reported by The Guardian: “The Gulf has entered a new era of instability. If its leaders think they can rely on old alliances, they are wrong | Nesrine Malik”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 4:45 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Gulf, Houthi, Riyadh.
BBN covered this story before: American citizen among the dead in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport (October 10).

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The GuardianThe Gulf has entered a new era of instability. If its leaders think they can rely on old alliances, they are wrong | Nesrine Malik

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA Houthi missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday killed at least thirteen people and injured three hundred, according to a Guardian column.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe writer argues the Gulf's old alliances may no longer hold, and that leaders in the region should not assume anyone is coming to save them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt is a hard story, and we will stay with it as more is confirmed.

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