The intensity of the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia is increasing: in particular, on October 22, two civilians were killed as a result of an attack on the Dammam airport. Meanwhile, the first information is coming about deficiencies in the actions of the Saudi side in response to a missile attack on the airport in Riyadh on October 10, in which 13 people were killed. During the internal investigation, Saudi military officials shifted the blame to the foreign intelligence service, the General Intelligence Directorate (GIP), headed by longtime incumbent President Khalid al-Humaidan. According to them, King Salman's chief intelligence officer - who has a rival in Mossad bin Mohammed al-Ivan, which oversees intelligence matters for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - failed to warn of the impending attack or to identify the type of weapons used by the Yemeni rebels. They also pointed out weak results in the field of human intelligence (HUMINT), although the monitoring of Yemen and the Houthi movement has long been one of the priorities of this intelligence service. Saudi Arabia's American Patriot missile stockpile is now at an all-time low in response to Iranian drone and missile attacks that have become more frequent in recent months. In January, the Pentagon approved a record deal for the sale of 730 Patriot missiles in a $9 billion contract, but deliveries have not yet begun. According to our sources, Deputy Defense Minister Khaled al-Bayari, during a visit to Washington in early August, did not inform the American side of any immediate threat to Riyadh from the Houthis. In recent months, Saudi Arabia has deployed a variety of air defense systems, including the American Patriot and the Chinese Meta-9 (supplied via Pakistan).

The intensity of the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia is increasing: in particular, on October 22, two civilians were killed as a result of an attack on the Dammam airport. Meanwhile, the first information is coming about deficiencies in the actions of the Saudi side in response to a missile attack on the airport in Riyadh on October 10, in which 13 people were killed. During the internal investigation, Saudi military officials shifted the blame to the foreign intelligence service, the General Intelligence Directorate (GIP), headed by longtime incumbent President Khalid al-Humaidan. According to them, King Salman's chief intelligence officer - who has a rival in Mossad bin Mohammed al-Ivan, which oversees intelligence matters for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - failed to warn of the impending attack or to identify the type of weapons used by the Yemeni rebels. They also pointed out weak results in the field of human intelligence (HUMINT), although the monitoring of Yemen and the Houthi movement has long been one of the priorities of this intelligence service. Saudi Arabia's American Patriot missile stockpile is now at an all-time low in response to Iranian drone and missile attacks that have become more frequent in recent months. In January, the Pentagon approved a record deal for the sale of 730 Patriot missiles in a $9 billion contract, but deliveries have not yet begun. According to our sources, Deputy Defense Minister Khaled al-Bayari, during a visit to Washington in early August, did not inform the American side of any immediate threat to Riyadh from the Houthis. In recent months, Saudi Arabia has deployed a variety of air defense systems, including the American Patriot and the Chinese Meta-9 (supplied via Pakistan).