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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people, officials say

Saudi authorities said the strikes ignited fires at several sites and temporarily halted some operations, while women and children were among the 73 wounded.

  • 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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Riyadh threatens the militia with massive retaliation. At the same time, troops of the Yemeni government advance on the ground against the Huthi. The attacks of the Yemeni Islamists are also a test of the newly born "Mecca Pact".

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The Houthi have raised the shot. Yemeni militias have attacked at least four cities in southern Saudi Arabia in what is actually turning into an appendage of the war between Iran and the United States. In the raids, several oil sites have been targeted and at least 73 people have been injured. Drones and missiles have fallen between yesterday and today on an air base in Khamis Mushait, as well as sites of the state oil company Aramco in Abha and…

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