Houthis Launch Another Attack on Pumping Stations Along Crucial Saudi East-West Pipeline
Yahya Saree said the group hit a pumping station, an oil facility and an Aramco building as Saudi forces intercepted some drones and missiles.
- On Thursday, the Houthis claimed attacks on a Saudi East-West pipeline pumping station, a facility in Yanbu, and a Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh, while the Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting two drones in the Riyadh region and Eastern Province.
- Hostilities resumed earlier this year after a 2022 UN-brokered truce largely froze the conflict, following the Houthis' 2014 seizure of the Yemen capital Sanaa that prompted Saudi Arabia to intervene militarily.
- Oil prices jumped Thursday as Brent futures settled up 3.3% at US$95.82 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate closed up 2.6% at US$88.74, reflecting the Saudi East-West pipeline's strategic importance rerouting about 4 million barrels daily.
- Separately, the Houthi military spokesperson on Thursday denied targeting Mecca with ballistic missiles after Saudi authorities reported intercepting two missiles Wednesday, continuing the group's repeated rejections of accusations regarding Islam's holiest cities.
- The latest escalation has threatened the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key shipping route linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, while tankers remain ablaze elsewhere in the Gulf following regional infrastructure strikes.
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Houthis claim drone strikes on Riyadh, Saudi military sites; coalition says drones intercepted
Yemen's Houthi militia announced a series of drone and missile attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, including key facilities. They claimed to have successfully hit Aramco in Riyadh and a military cargo plane at Sharurah Airport. Additionally, the Houthis targeted Khamis Mushait Air Base, asserting their operations achieved their objectives. The Saudi-led Coalition Forces reported intercepting and destroying several drones launched by the Houthi milit…
Yemen's Houthis said they had attacked Saudi Arabia's strategic East-West oil pipeline and an oil facility in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu. The group's military spokesman, Yahya Sari, said one drone strike hit the No. 7 pumping station on the pipeline. A second strike, he said, was carried out with a ballistic missile against an oil facility in Yanbu. "Both operations achieved their objectives," Sari said. Riyadh confirms facility attack On No…
Strategic pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz under attack, Riyadh announces missile interceptions near Mecca
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