Houthis claim missile attacks on Saudi oil sites as regional fighting widens
Houthi forces claimed attacks on Saudi oil facilities on July 25, while Saudi air defences reportedly intercepted two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen.
Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed missile attacks on Saudi oil facilities on Saturday, July 25, as fighting linked to the wider regional conflict expanded along the Red Sea.
Saudi air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen, Reuters reported. The reported targets included oil facilities in Yanbu on the Red Sea, while civil-defence warnings were issued in Jizan near the Yemeni border. Images circulated online showing smoke above an Aramco refinery in Jizan, but the full extent of any damage was not immediately clear.
The Iran-aligned Houthis said the operation followed recent Saudi strikes in Yemen. Saudi Arabia had struck targets in the Houthi-held port city of Hodeida after attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, according to reporting cited by The Guardian.
The escalation threatens another route used by global energy shipments. Saudi Arabia has moved oil toward Red Sea export terminals while conflict has disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, increasing the strategic importance of facilities along the kingdom’s western coast.
Claims by parties to the conflict could not all be independently verified. The immediate casualty toll, operational impact and damage at the targeted facilities remained uncertain.
