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Riyadh Tensions Escalate: US B-1B Bomber Deploys, Trump Cuts Short Vacation
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News18•20-09-2026, 06:55
Riyadh Tensions Escalate: US B-1B Bomber Deploys, Trump Cuts Short Vacation
- •The US has intensified military activities amid rising tensions in the Middle East.
- •An American B-1B Lancer long-range bomber has taken off from Britain's RAF Fairford Airbase.
- •US President Donald Trump cut short his weekend vacation at Camp David and is returning to the White House.
- •The schedule change is believed to be due to the chaos following the Houthi attack on Riyadh.
- •According to Nawaf Obaid, Saudi Arabia and its allies are preparing for a joint military operation in response to Houthi rebel attacks.
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US President Donald Trump cut short his weekend vacation at Camp David and returned to the White House on Saturday evening instead of Sunday evening, which is believed to be due to the chaos following the Houthi attack on Riyadh.
Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, an American B-1B Lancer long-range bomber aircraft took off from Britain's RAF Fairford Airbase.
According to Nawaf Obaid, a senior researcher at King's College London, Saudi Arabia and its allies are preparing for a joint military operation involving multiple countries on land, sea, and air levels in response to recent Houthi attacks.
