Saudi Arabia and Houthis exchange fire as air defences intercept attack on oil refinery
The Saudi military said Greek-operated air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles and a drone as the Houthis claimed attacks on Aramco facilities.
- On Saturday, Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia, targeting Aramco facilities in Yanbu and Jizan. Gen. Yahya Saree, the group's military spokesman, said the attack responded to Saudi airstrikes on Hodeida.
- Late Friday, the Saudi-led coalition struck Hodeida's port and telecommunications corporation, injuring two people. The coalition stated it hit 'legitimate military targets' linked to Red Sea shipping threats, denying direct port damage.
- Around 12% of global trade passes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital chokepoint connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Houthi rebels have threatened to close the strait to Saudi-linked shipping.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called for 'diplomacy and dialogue' to resolve the Yemen conflict, urging all parties to avoid 'military confrontations' in a Saturday interview with the state-run Iran newspaper.
- Ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran persist over the Strait of Hormuz as Iran reported a peaceful night without U.S. strikes, though the broader conflict remains volatile after weeks of regional escalations.
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Houthis counterstrike Saudia Arabia in escalation over U.S.-Iran feud for Strait of Hormuz
Yemen’s backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on Hodeida, an escalation while the United States and Iran vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Houthis claim Saudi Arabia attack
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia yesterday as US President Donald Trump mulled fresh strikes on the Islamic republic in the deepening Middle East war. The rebels targeted the Saudi City of Jizan on the Red Sea and Saudi’s civil defense issued warnings in the
The Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for firing missiles and launching drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal cities, in retaliation for Saudi Arabia's attack on Yemeni ports last Friday.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi air strikes against the strategic city of Hodeida, in the Red Sea. Brigadier General Yahya Saree, a military spokesman for the Iranian-backed rebels, said in a pre-recorded statement that they attacked facilities in Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, in the cities of the Yanbu and Jizan Red Sea. Houthis attacks occurred in response to wh…
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