The coalition denies Houthi allegations of targeting Aramco in Riyadh

The spokesman for the "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" led by Saudi Arabia, late on Saturday evening, denied what he described as "allegations" by the Houthis of targeting the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The Saudi “Al-Ikhbariya” channel, through its official account on the “X” platform, previously Twitter, quoted Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the coalition, in statements to the “Asharq Al-Awsat” newspaper, saying that “what the Houthi militia is exposed to in Taiz, and the human losses it is witnessing for its members on all fronts, makes it search for imaginary victories, and an attempt to divert attention from its losses, and the increasing popular anger over the behavior of these militias, and their association with external agendas that have brought chaos and devastation.” "For Yemen." On Saturday, the Houthis claimed that they targeted the Aramco oil company in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as part of the escalation between the Iranian-backed group and the Yemeni government forces supported by the Kingdom. The military spokesman for the Houthis, Yahya Saree, said in a statement posted on social media that “a qualitative military operation was carried out with a number of ballistic missiles and drones targeting Aramco” in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and he claimed that the operation “successfully achieved its goal.” On the other hand, the forces affiliated with the internationally recognized Yemeni government announced, on Wednesday, “the implementation of 257 precise targeting operations against the sites, movements and military capabilities of the terrorist Houthi militia supported by the Iranian regime, using military aircraft, drones, artillery, missiles and launchers.” According to an official statement, the operations included "Sana'a, Midi, Baqim, and the Al-Jawf, Ma'rib, Al-Bayda, and Lahj fronts, with the operational effort focusing on the Taiz fronts, targeting command and control centers, gatherings and concentrations, combat reserves, weapons and ammunition stores, and military supply lines and means."