Tag: Yemen
Saudi Arabia Is Being Pulled Back Into Yemen’s War
Saudi Arabia spent years trying to extract itself from the war in Yemen. That strategy is now under mounting pressure.Since mid-July, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have resumed attacks on Saudi territory and shipping, declared a naval blockade against the kingdom and targeted oil infrastructure along the Red Sea coast. Forces aligned…
Houthis Target Saudi Tanker as China Talks Safe Passage
Yemen's Houthis said Tuesday they fired ballistic missiles at the Saudi-flagged tanker NCC Ghazal in the Red Sea, alleging it had ignored blockade warnings, and claimed the missiles forced it to reverse course, according to Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree. The tanker had last shown on AIS tracking near Yanbu,…
Saudi Oil Facilities Targeted Twice in One Day
Yemen's Houthi movement said Monday it had targeted crude oil supply and transport sites linking eastern Saudi Arabia to the Yanbu export hub, with spokesman Yahya Saree tying the operation, according to Reuters, to what he described as Saudi drone incursions into Yemeni airspace. Saudi Aramco did not immediately respond…
Houthis Expand Attacks to Saudi Oil Corridor
Yemen's Houthis said they launched drones on July 27 at crude oil supply and transportation sites linking eastern Saudi Arabia with Yanbu, extending their campaign beyond port facilities and shipping lanes toward infrastructure feeding the kingdom's East-West oil corridor.Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the operation targeted several "sensitive" points…
US Pauses Iran Strikes After Two-Week Bombing
US Central Command reported no new strikes on Iran as of Saturday morning. The National noted the halt followed 13 consecutive nights of announced attacks on Iranian military targets. The campaign had run without a break since a prior ceasefire collapsed earlier in the month.Trump framed the pause as tied…
Houthis Claim Aramco Strike as Satellite Data Show Fires
Yemen's Houthi movement said it struck a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jizan overnight with missiles and drones, claiming the attack sparked fires at the site. Satellite fire-detection data later showed multiple thermal hotspots within the industrial complex, although Saudi authorities and Aramco had not confirmed the extent of any…
Houthi Blockade Claims First Tanker Casualty
Yemen's Houthi movement said it struck two Saudi-flagged oil tankers in the Red Sea on July 22, the first tanker attack since it declared a blockade on Saudi-linked shipping two days earlier. Military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the vessels, the Encelia and the Layla, had violated the blockade order, according…
Saudi Arabia, UAE Signal Renewed Unity
Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman and UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed. @Turki_alalshikh/X.Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have staged a coordinated show of unity, an effort to contain a widening rift between the Gulf's two most powerful Arab states.Saudi Media Minister Salman…
Saudi Coalition Threatens Force Over Houthi Blockade
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen threatened to respond with force on Monday after Houthi spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree declared an immediate naval blockade on the kingdom. Coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said forces had begun protecting coalition shipping through Bab el-Mandeb and would respond "firmly and forcefully" to any threat…
Houthis Announce Immediate Naval Blockade on Saudi Arabia
Yemen's Houthi rebels declared an immediate maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia on Monday, putting the kingdom's Red Sea oil exports at risk, according to Bloomberg.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree framed the move as retaliation for what the group calls a decade-long Saudi siege on Yemeni ports, airports, and the capital,…
