Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people, officials say
- On Tuesday, Tehran-backed Houthis attacked cities and energy facilities across southern Saudi Arabia, wounding more than 70 people and escalating regional tensions.
- These attacks follow a Houthi naval blockade against Riyadh initiated in July, as rebels seek to seize strategic territory near the Mandab Strait.
- Using drones and missiles, the rebels hit Abha International Airport, King Khalid, and Aramco facilities in Jizan and Abha; the Saudi-led coalition reported at least 73 people wounded.
- Fires erupted at energy facilities as emergency teams rushed to contain the blazes, while global Oil prices climbed to more than six-week highs.
- Rising Oil prices present risks for President Donald Trump's Republican Party ahead of November congressional elections, though Trump claimed on social media Oil prices would drop 'when we WIN the war with Iran.
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The Houthi rebel group, backed by Iran, launched a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, injuring more than 70 people and setting fire to oil and utility facilities in the kingdom, authorities reported.The attack represented a major escalation in the resumption of fighting between a key ally of the United States and the Iran-affiliated group.In addition, it threatened to further destabilize a region hit by almost three years of war and to …
Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi oil facilities, injuring dozens
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion of the six-month-old Middle East war.
Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities wounding 73 people
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen launched a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and igniting fires at oil facilities and utilities in the kingdom, authorities said.
Saudi Arabia denounced on Tuesday a series of strikes attributed to the Huthis rebels in Yemen and promised to respond to what is their most important attack on Saudi territory in several years.
Al Maliki, spokesman for the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that has been active since 2015 in Yemen in favor of the internationally recognized government, said that this alliance "will take all the necessary operational measures to deter this thousand
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