Politics · United States · 6 hrs ago
Chris Murphy opposes US retaliation against Houthis after Riyadh airport attack
An attack on an airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killed 12 people and injured 309, including one American, according to the interview.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed group based in Yemen, carried out the strike.
President Donald Trump said the US might join strikes but was also talking to the Houthis.
Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, said the US should not go to war with the group.
He argued that the wider war involving Iran was already making the Middle East more dangerous and costly.
Murphy also said the US should not rebuild damaged military installations without more clarity about the damage and the purpose of its presence.
The interview did not say what the Trump administration would do next.
Sen. Chris Murphy said the United States should not retaliate against the Houthis after an attack on Riyadh airport.
Murphy warned that US military action in Yemen could escalate the conflict and make the situation more dangerous.
The attack killed 12 people, including one American, and injured 309, according to the interview.
Murphy said he had visited the airport the day before the attack and described the war as spiraling out of control.
He made the comments on CBS News’ Face the Nation on October 11, 2026.
- Who
- Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, opposed US retaliation.
- What
- Murphy said the United States should not go to war in Yemen after an attack on Riyadh airport.
- When
- He spoke on October 11, 2026, about an attack the previous day.
- Where
- The attack took place at the airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Murphy said US involvement would escalate the conflict and make the situation more dangerous.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No, I don't think the United States should go to war in Yemen.
The war is getting bigger and more dangerous, not smaller and more limited.
If the Trump administration was trying to lose this war, they couldn't do worse than they are doing.
An attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people, including one American, and injured 309, according to the interview.
Murphy said he was at the airport after visiting Saudi and Qatari officials.
Murphy opposed US retaliation during an interview on CBS News’ Face the Nation.
- Deaths
- 12 people, including one American
- Injuries
- 309
- Location
- Riyadh airport, Saudi Arabia
- Murphy's position
- The United States should not go to war in Yemen
- Interview date
- October 11, 2026
Sources
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