Houthis claim they targeted Riyadh airport and the Aramco refinery in Rabigh

Yemen’s Houthis declared on Monday evening that they had targeted with attacks King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and the Aramco company refinery in Rabigh, as Al Jazeera reports.

According to the Iran-backed group, also targeted were Abha airport, the Khamis Mushait air base and targets in the Saudi provinces of Najran and Jazan.

The Houthis’ claims have not been independently verified, and the Saudi authorities have not yet commented on the alleged attacks.

The development comes on a day of marked escalation: on Monday, the Saudi-led coalition announced a naval operation against the Houthis in Hodeidah, while Türkiye and Pakistan agreed on a rapid military deployment to Saudi Arabia under the framework of the Mecca defence pact.