Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi refinery after kingdom signs defence pact

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have attacked Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery, two days after the kingdom signed a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan. The Houthis used a drone to target the refinery, which processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day in southwestern Saudi Arabia. The Saudi energy ministry stated that a fire had broken out at the refinery but was later extinguished with no injuries.

The Houthis also carried out missile and drone strikes on the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Mocha. The attack on the refinery and port comes amidst growing regional instability following the US-Israeli war on Iran. The Houthis declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea last month, an allegation Riyadh denies.

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