UnverifiedMilitary & securityJizan and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Houthis claim missile and drone strikes on Aramco sites in Jizan and Yanbu
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 3:03 PM in Riyadh
- Where
- Jizan and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group fired dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at 'sensitive Aramco facilities' in Jizan and ballistic and cruise missiles and drones at Aramco facilities in Yanbu, in response to the Saudi strikes on Hodeidah and Kamaran Island, and said the embargo on Saudi shipping stays in force. Saudi Arabia did not confirm any hits; its civil defense had sounded alerts in Yanbu and Jizan overnight.
Why it matters
Yanbu is the Red Sea terminal for Saudi crude diverted around the Strait of Hormuz, so a successful strike there would hit the main bypass route.
Sources (4)
- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
- Al Jazeera (2)aljazeera.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
- Al Jazeera (3)aljazeera.comPublished
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