Yemen's Houthis say they launched an attack on Saudi Ras Tanura oil refinery
- Nearly all of Saudi Arabia’s oil exports flow through two main ports: Ras Tanura in the Gulf and Yanbu on the Red Sea, which Houthis have attacked in the past
Yemen's Houthis claim a ballistic missile attack on Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil refinery, causing a fire. This marks an escalation in Houthi attacks on key Saudi oil infrastructure.
- Houthi claims of a ballistic missile strike.
- Unconfirmed reports of a fire at the Ras Tanura oil terminal.
- Escalation of Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they had launched an attack on Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura oil refinery, the biggest in the kingdom, located on the Gulf west of the Strait of Hormuz.
The group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement that the ballistic missile attack caused a fire at the site. The Saudi authorities have not confirmed the attack.
The Houthi militia have escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia since September, opening another volatile front in the wider US-Israeli war on Iran.
Nearly all of Saudi Arabia’s oil exports flow through two main ports: Ras Tanura in the Gulf and Yanbu on the Red Sea, which the Houthis have attacked in the past.
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missiles, drones attacking kingdom
Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter, that Saudi Arabia had contained a fire near the oil terminal at Ras Tanura in the early hours of the day.
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