“The President has been briefed on the reports of a missile strike in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement late Wednesday. “We are closely monitoring the situation and continuing to consult with our partners and allies.” Saudi Arabia has led a military intervention into a bloody, prolonged civil war in neighboring Yemen, and has been in conflict with Yemen’s Houthi insurgency, which is believed to be backed by Iran. Write to Gordon Lubold at Gordon.Lubold@wsj.com Appeared in the June 20, 2019, print edition as ‘Missile Hits Plant In Saudi Arabia.’