随着沙特阿拉伯与胡塞武装之间的冲突不断升级，有报道称，尽管利雅得能够负担得起与这支也门武装组织的战争，但这或许不足以击败他们。
As the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis continues to escalate, certain reports have surfaced, which claim that while Riyadh can afford a war with the Yemeni militant group, it may not be enough to defeat them.
在最新事态发展中，胡塞武装袭击了位于利雅得的沙特哈立德国王国际机场，造成至少13人死亡、309人受伤。这次袭击也标志着两个敌对势力之间的冲突进一步大幅升级。沙特机场遭袭：也门胡塞武装为何将利雅得作为目标？沙特与胡塞武装：火力对比现状据国防经济学研究机构Military Spend称，沙特阿拉伯在2025年的军费开支约为832亿美元，是全球第八大国防预算。
In the latest development, the Houthis struck Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, killing at least 13 people and injuring 309. This strike also marked a major escalation in the conflict between the two rivals. Saudi airport attack: Why are Yemen’s Houthis targeting Riyadh? Saudi vs Houthis: Where the firepower stands As per the defense economics researcher, Military Spend, Saudi Arabia spent around $83.2 billion on its military in 2025, marking the world's eighth-largest defence budget.
尽管拥有第八大国防开支，但这个海湾国家一直无法遏制胡塞武装带来的威胁，冲突每日都在升级。
Despite having the eighth-largest defence spending, the Gulf nation has been unable to contain the threat posed by the Houthis, with the conflict escalating every day.
虽然胡塞武装的具体财务数据尚不清楚，但据半岛电视台报道，该武装组织的税收总收入达到25亿美元，另外还有20亿美元的非法石油销售收入。
While the exact figure for the Houthis remains unknown, as per an Al Jazeera report, the militant group's total revenue amounts to $2.5 billion from taxation and another two billion in illicit oil sales.
尽管拥有空中力量，但沙特阿拉伯还是求助于美国，据报道，王储穆罕默德·本·萨尔曼曾两次致电美国总统唐纳德·特朗普，敦促华盛顿直接打击胡塞武装。虽然特朗普拒绝发动打击，但华盛顿同意提供情报和目标支持。沙特王储两次致电特朗普要求打击胡塞武装遭拒绝：报道在美、以、伊持续战争的背景下，胡塞武装夺取了红海的关键港口，并已经对霍尔木兹海峡造成了影响，这也伴随着与胡塞武装不断升级的冲突。
Despite having the airpower, Saudi Arabia has turned to the United States, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly calling US President Donald Trump twice, urging Washington to strike the Houthis directly. While Trump declined to launch, Washington agreed to provide intelligence and targeting support. Saudi Crown Prince called Trump twice to strike Houthis, he rejected request: ReportThe escalating conflict with the Houthis also comes as the militant group seizes key ports in the Red Sea amid the ongoing war between the United States, Israel and Iran, which has already impacted the Strait of Hormuz.
随着胡塞武装占领红海，沙特经济受阻，这促使该国不得不保护一个围绕着少数价值极高且地理位置暴露的节点构建的经济系统。
With Houthis capturing the Red Sea, Saudi's economy is hampered, prompting the kingdom to protect an economic system built around a handful of extraordinarily valuable and geographically exposed nodes.
此外，《华尔街日报》的一篇报道表明，沙特阿拉伯用于防御胡塞武装的拦截导弹即将告罄。
Furthermore, a Wall Street Journal report suggests that Saudi Arabia is running low on interceptor missiles needed to defend itself against the Houthis.
据《华尔街日报》援引沙特官员的话报道，不断升级的袭击已将利雅得的部分地区变成了潜在的战区，而该市距离也门境内胡塞武装控制区的距离超过500英里。
According to the WSJ, citing Saudi officials, the escalating attacks have transformed parts of Riyadh, located more than 500 miles from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, into a potential battle zone.
据估计，沙特王家武装部队（陆军、空军、海军、防空军、战略导弹部队）拥有约25.7万名现役人员，此外沙特阿拉伯国民卫队（SANG）还有约13万名人员，该卫队直接向国王汇报。
Riyadh is estimated to have about 257,000 active personnel across the Royal Saudi Armed Forces (Land, Air, Navy, Air Defense, Strategic Missile Force), plus around 130,000 in the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) which reports separately to the King.
尽管目前没有胡塞武装的最新数据，但联合国专家2024年的一份报告估计，到2024年，也门该组织招募的战斗人员已多达35万名，高于2015年的仅3万名。彻底击败需要地面部队渥太华大学国际事务教授、专注于伊朗和也门研究的托马斯·朱诺在接受美联社采访时表示，任何持久的失败都需要地面部队。
他指出：“（也门）获得国际承认的政府四分五裂、软弱无力、内部不团结且十分腐败，而胡塞武装系统性地利用了这一点。”他还指出，沙特仍然不愿与也门该组织再次卷入全面战争。
While latest data is not available for the Houthis, a 2024 report by UN experts estimates that the Yemeni group recruited up to 350,000 fighters by 2024, up from just 30,000 in 2015. Lasting defeat would require ground troopsSpeaking to the Associated Press, Thomas Juneau, a professor of international affairs at the University of Ottawa specialising in Iran and Yemen, said that any lasting defeat would require ground troops.“(Yemen’s) internationally recognized government is fragmented, it’s weak, it’s disunited, it’s corrupt, and the Houthis have systematically been able to exploit that,” he said, noting that Saudi remains reluctant to enter another full-scale war with the Yemeni group.
此外，美国与伊朗之间持续的冲突也阻碍了该地区发生另一场战争的可能性，导致沙特在紧张局势本已高涨之际避免卷入另一场冲突。
Furthermore, the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran also deters the chances of another war in the region, resulting Saudi to stay away from entering another conflict amid already high tensions.