Yemen’s Houthi movement said on November 12 that it had hit Saudi oil and military targets, while the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted suspected drones over the kingdom.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group attacked a pumping station on the East-West oil pipeline and an oil facility in Yanbu. He also claimed the group struck military targets, including an airbase and an Aramco office in Riyadh. The coalition reported intercepting drones in the Riyadh region and the Eastern Province, after other missiles and drones were intercepted in recent days.
The competing accounts have not been independently confirmed. Saudi authorities did not confirm the Houthis’ claimed hits on the oil facilities. The pipeline is strategically important to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has been routing roughly four million barrels of crude oil a day through it to Yanbu. This route avoids disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The claims came as the United Nations Security Council extended sanctions related to Yemen, including asset freezes and travel bans.
The council also called for an end to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The latest reports add to an increasingly sharp conflict. The Houthis have cited Saudi actions in Yemen as they intensify attacks across the border.