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Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh have caused booms, flight disruptions, and an Aramco fire, while Saudi Arabia activates the Mecca Pact with Turkey and Pakistan to counter gains in Yemen.
Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and an Aramco refinery injured three people, according to AP. The Saudi-led coalition intercepted a ballistic missile north of Riyadh, while Houthi officials claimed successful strikes on King Khalid International Airport and other targets. Fighting in Yemen has killed over 270 personnel in 24 hours, with government forces claiming advances near the Bab al-Mandeb strait despite Houthi denials.
Yemen’s internationally recognized government has launched a full-scale military offensive to retake all territory held by the Iran-backed Houthis, including the capital Sanaa and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The move follows a recent Houthi seizure of the Red Sea coastline and escalating strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure. While the Saudi-led coalition pledges full operational support, the Houthis have cut supply lines to the government-held city of Taiz and claimed successful attacks on Aramco facilities in Riyadh, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed damage.
The Saudi-led coalition dismissed Houthi claims of a successful strike on an Aramco facility in Riyadh as misleading, asserting the group is attempting to distract from heavy losses. Simultaneously, Yemen’s internationally recognized government announced a major offensive to retake all Houthi-held territory, following a day of intense aerial bombardment that killed at least 700 fighters. While the Houthis reported fires in Saudi Arabia and strikes on Sanaa, Saudi authorities have not confirmed damage to oil infrastructure, and the conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands since the July collapse of the 2022 truce.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed on October 3, 2026, that they struck an Aramco facility in Riyadh using ballistic missiles and drones, causing visible fires. Saudi coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki dismissed the claims as 'misleading.' The Saudi-led coalition responded with 97 strikes against Houthi positions in Taiz and Tor al-Baha, claiming to have killed 260 fighters and destroyed 44 vehicles. This escalation follows the collapse of a 2022 truce in July and intensifies a broader conflict that has displaced hundreds of thousands and threatened Red Sea shipping routes.
Saudi Arabia has restarted crude oil loadings at the Yanbu port on the Red Sea following the partial resumption of the East-West pipeline, which was shut down for two weeks after drone attacks on September 10. While full pipeline capacity of 4 million barrels per day remains weeks away, current loadings at Yanbu and the Al Muajjiz terminal have reached approximately 2 million barrels per day. This development helps ease a regional supply crunch, though concerns persist regarding Houthi threats to Red Sea shipping and the broader instability in the Middle East.
Saudi Aramco has informally told Asian refiners that crude loadings at Yanbu could resume soon as the East-West pipeline remains out; repairs could take 3-5 weeks with full capacity returning in about six weeks, easing export pressure and potentially boosting refinery runs and diesel margins in Asia.
Thick smoke and explosions were seen near Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport after overnight air-raid alerts warning of aerial attacks; a burning Aramco fuel tank and major disruption at the airport were reported before an all-clear was issued. The incident comes amid renewed Yemen-linked fighting with the Houthis, who claim attacks and have seized Red Sea islands and ports, drawing UN condemnation and raising concerns about energy infrastructure and potential oil-supply disruption.
Yemen’s Houthi movement escalated the conflict by striking southern Saudi energy sites and wounding dozens, as Saudi-led forces launched counterattacks across multiple Yemeni fronts near Bab al-Mandeb; both sides claim gains while the Red Sea shipping choke point becomes more volatile. The fighting has intensified the humanitarian toll, with hundreds killed or wounded and thousands displaced, drawing international condemnations and renewed calls for a diplomatic settlement.
Yemen's Houthi movement says it attacked a sensitive target at Najran Airport and Aramco facilities in Najran with attack drones, in retaliation for alleged Saudi airspace violations; Saudi confirmation was not immediately reported.
Saudi Aramco is offering Arab Medium and Arab Heavy cargoes on a ship-to-ship basis from Sohar near Oman, a sign that Saudi Arabia may be shuttling more crude through the Strait of Hormuz; the barrels are likely from the Persian Gulf, and this follows a pattern of increased Gulf-region cargo activity as producers seek alternative routes amid regional tensions, though Aramco did not comment.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed a drone attack on Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery two days after Riyadh signed a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan; Saudi authorities said a fire occurred at the refinery but was extinguished with no injuries, amid broader Red Sea tensions and regional instability.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they attacked Aramco’s Jazan refinery with a drone, causing a fire that Saudi authorities later said was extinguished with no injuries, as Saudi Arabia signs a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan amid rising regional tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and broader US-Iran tensions.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels claim attacks on Saudi targets, striking the Red Sea port of Mokha with missiles and drones that killed at least seven people and injured more than a dozen, and hitting a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan with a drone—causing a fire Saudi authorities said was extinguished with no casualties. The strikes reflect escalating regional tensions tied to Iran’s war, with both sites damaged as the conflict broadens in the Red Sea corridor.
The Yemen-based Houthis killed 11 people (3 civilians and 8 soldiers) and wounded 32 (including 6 civilians) when missiles and drones hit Mokha port, with claims of targeting a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jazan in retaliation for incursions into northwest Yemen. The attacks follow a collapse of the truce and come amid broader Red Sea shipping and oil infrastructure tensions linked to regional blocades and the Bab al-Mandab chokepoint.