US warns of rapid escalation in Middle East war

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The United States warned of a rapid escalation in conflict in the Middle East following a missile attack on Riyadh by Iran-backed Houthis. President Trump cut short his weekend at Camp David to return to the White House amid rising tensions.

The United States warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David, a secluded presidential complex in rural Maryland, to return unexpectedly to the White House.