Houthis announced attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia
Quick Look
- The Houthis said they launched ballistic missile and drone attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities in Riyadh and Khurais, causing large fires.
- The attacks, they said, were a response to the Saudi coalition's strikes on Yemen.
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Why It Matters
The Houthis, who control large parts of Yemen, regularly attack Saudi Arabia as part of a conflict backed by Iran and pitted against the Saudi coalition.
The Houthis have announced attacks with ballistic missiles and drones on the facilities of the oil and gas company Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia. This was announced by the military representative of the movement, Yahya Saria, on the Houthi-controlled Al Masirah TV channel, TASS reports.
According to him, one attack was aimed at an Aramco facility in Riyadh, and the second at the company's facility in Khurais. Saria claims that both operations achieved their objectives and that the hits resulted in large fires at the sites.
A Houthi spokesman said the strikes were in response to Saudi-led coalition attacks on Sanaa and other Yemeni provinces. “These operations have successfully achieved their objectives,” Saria said, threatening to continue attacks on Saudi military bases and oil facilities.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Saudi Arabia may step up military operations against Houthis in Yemen
Likely · Within days
International pressure to end the conflict in Yemen may increase
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the actual damage from strikes on Aramco facilities?
- Will the Saudi authorities retaliate?
- How will this affect world oil prices?
