US refuses Saudi requests for airstrikes on Houthis, sends targeting data for Saudi offensive instead

Political Guyentist · October 3, 20261 min read

In the past two weeks the US military gave the Saudis more than 200 Houthi targets. This is the second time in recent weeks Washington has said no to Saudi requests for US strikes, according to US officials who spoke to Axios.

A US official: the US "is not going to take kinetic action for now."

What we’re less sure of2 of 5 claims

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In the past two weeks the US military gave the Saudis more than 200 Houthi targets.
US officials who spoke to Axios are the source. Only Axios carries the >200 figure; it is listed twice in SOURCES as the same article, and no other outlet confirms the number.
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A US official said the US 'is not going to take kinetic action for now.'
A direct quote from an unnamed US official, reported only by Axios. The LA Times headline 'U.S. declines to strike for now' is consistent with it but does not reproduce the quote.