© Pool via Reuters / Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at the Prince Sultan air base in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, February 20, 2020
Several ballistic missiles fired from the direction of Yemen were allegedly intercepted by Saudi Arabia's air defenses, as the US secretary of state travels the country talking up the "Iranian threat" and the might of US weapons.
The missiles are said to have been launched from the direction of Yemen's capital, Sanaa and reportedly targeted an oil terminal near the city of Yanbu early on Friday morning local time, though few details about the attack have been confirmed.
"The Royal Saudi Air Defense intercepted ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Saudi cities," the kingdom said in a statement on Friday, adding: "The missiles were launched in a systematic, deliberate manner to target cities and civilians, which is a flagrant defiance of the International Humanitarian Law."
Videos of the alleged interception have emerged on social media.
Comment: Putin is speaking the truth however the crazed ultra-nationalists may hate it. His analysis lines up with reality. How much better ordinary Ukrainians would be if they embraced it.