In brief
In Dhahran, a Houthi missile struck an Aramco administrative building, creating a limited fire but causing no injuries. The attack followed a Saudi‑led coalition blast that destroyed a fuel depot in western Yemen. Saudi air defenses intercepted several other missiles and drones, though debris wounded four in Riyadh. The Houthis announced further attacks on Aramco, a Riyadh refinery and King Khalid International Airport, while global leaders warned of negative spillovers.
In Dhahran's outskirts, a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi movement struck an administrative building of Saudi Aramco’s headquarters, igniting a limited fire but leaving no casualties.
The attack came hours after a Saudi‑led coalition airstrike destroyed a fuel depot on Yemen’s western outskirts. The coalition claimed the depot was used to store armaments for the Houthis.
Saudi air defense units intercepted several missiles and drones aimed at Riyadh, Kharj and Haradh, but debris from a successful interception wounded four people in the capital.
Houthi spokesmen said they had targeted Aramco, a Riyadh refinery and King Khalid International Airport in retaliation, vowing more attacks in the coming days.
Finance Minister Kristalina Georgieva warned the deepening conflict could ‘produce negative spillovers for everybody, everywhere.’ Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s cabinet pledged to hold the Houthis ‘accountable for the consequences.’
The strike fits a broader cycle of shelling that has been raging since the Saudi‑led coalition intervened in 2015 to restore Yemen’s internationally recognised government. The Houthis, backed by Iran, seized many Yemen cities in a 2014 takeover and have since fired missiles and drones at Saudi oil sites, ports and airlines.
Meanwhile, the coalition’s bombing campaign in southern Yemen has killed civilians and left over 216,000 displaced, fueling a chaos that includes triple‑the‑initial cholera incidence in the last three weeks.
The latest flare‑up underscores how seemingly localized skirmishes in the Gulf region ripple outward, threatening global energy markets and the safety of vital shipping lanes along the Red Sea and Bab el‑Mandeb strait.
