Yemeni Houthis said they launched two ballistic missiles at concentrations of Saudi forces in the Al-Tuwal area of Jazan province. Separately, the group reported attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a pumping station on the “East–West” oil pipeline.
This was reported by Reuters.
The Houthis’ statement came a few hours after Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence announced the cancellation of an air-raid alert in Jazan province. Whether the events are connected is currently unknown.
Jazan province is home to a Saudi Aramco refinery with a capacity of 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Southern areas of Saudi Arabia bordering Yemen have repeatedly come under Houthi missile and drone attacks targeting military sites and energy infrastructure.
Saudi authorities have not yet confirmed the Houthis’ claims of strikes on the airport in Riyadh and the oil pipeline.
Amid disruptions to oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia has rerouted about 4 million barrels of oil per day via the “East–West” pipeline to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea. That is roughly 4% of global supplies.
- Russia is likely helping Iran and its allies carry out precision strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oil and military infrastructure using satellite intelligence.