Houthi media: Saudi strikes on an oil company west of Sanaa

Al-Masirah TV, affiliated with the Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi group, said on Tuesday that Saudi strikes targeted the oil company west of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, shortly after the Saudi-led “Coalition to Support Legitimacy” issued an evacuation order for the site.

The channel stated in its account on the X platform: “Saudi aggression targeting the oil company in Al-Sabaha, west of Sanaa.”

Meanwhile, a source at the oil company told the Houthi-run Yemeni “Saba” agency: “We reassure all citizens that the food supply situation is completely stable and there is no need for any concern.”

The military spokesman for the Houthis, Yahya Saree, also quoted a source in the oil company as saying, "The company's station in Al-Sabahah is empty of oil derivatives and there is no military value to the targeting."

This comes after the Saudi-led coalition issued an evacuation order for the company in Sanaa, in preparation for carrying out a “specific operation.”

The Houthis responded to the evacuation order with a similar order regarding King Khalid Airport in Riyadh and facilities belonging to the Aramco oil company in Riyadh and Dammam.

The attacks of the Yemeni Houthi group, allied with Iran, on Saudi Arabia escalated during the past week, targeting airports and vital installations, resulting in deaths and hundreds of injuries, in a development that kept King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh closed.

The Saudi army stated that it intercepted a missile over Riyadh and destroyed two other missiles over Khamis Mushait, southwest of the country. The armed forces under the control of the Houthis in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attacks, noting that they targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a military base. The group also renewed its warnings to international airlines against operating flights to Saudi airports.

These attacks came shortly after the Saudi authorities announced that King Khalid International Airport would remain closed until further notice, as a notice to air navigation (NOTAM) indicated that the airport would remain closed until at least October 17.

Saudi Arabia launched a large-scale attack last week, in support of the Yemeni government forces in their confrontation with the Houthis, but the group has so far managed to withstand and maintain its positions.