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Houthi attacks spark massive fires at Saudi Aramco facilities
Yemen's Houthi movement has launched coordinated missile and drone strikes against Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure, triggering large-scale fires at multiple Aramco sites. The attacks underscore escalating regional tensions and threats to critical energy installations.
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Houthi militants have targeted Saudi Aramco oil facilities with a barrage of missiles and unmanned aircraft, resulting in substantial fires at multiple locations across the kingdom. Video footage from the attack sites showed massive flames and smoke billowing from the energy infrastructure, indicating significant damage to the critical installations.
The strikes represent an intensification of cross-border attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which has repeatedly targeted Saudi Arabia's petroleum sector in recent years. Such attacks have previously disrupted global oil supplies and raised concerns among international energy markets about the vulnerability of Middle Eastern infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in air defence systems to counter such threats, but the coordinated nature of the latest strikes—employing both cruise missiles and drones—posed considerable challenges to interception efforts. The kingdom's energy ministry has not yet released official statements regarding the extent of damage or impact on production capacity.
The escalating violence reflects broader regional tensions, with Yemen's civil war serving as a flashpoint for proxy conflicts involving multiple international actors. Energy security experts warn that sustained attacks on oil infrastructure could have ripple effects on global energy prices and economic stability across Asia and beyond.