Fighting intensifies as Houthis and Saudi-led coalition in Yemen report attacks
Fighting between the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels intensified on Monday, as escalating hostilities choked oil supplies and threatened to erupt into a broader conflict. The coalition in Yemen said it destroyed two ballistic missile launchers in the capital Sanaa , including one used to fire a missile towards Riyadh that it said had been intercepted. The Houthis…
On Monday, clashes escalated between the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and Houthi rebels, prompting concerns that the violence could expand into a larger conflict. The coalition reported destroying two missile launchers in Sanaa, including one that targeted Riyadh. The Houthis, however, claimed they had attacked Saudi oil facilities and Riyadh's airport, though Saudi officials did not confirm the latter.
Sanaa has been under Houthi control since 2014, leading to a Saudi-led intervention. The rebels have targeted Saudi airports, ports, and oil installations, turning the kingdom into a focal point of the regional conflict. Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport briefly resumed operations after a Houthi attack killed 17 people on October 10, the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in over a decade.
The kingdom also temporarily shut down its East-West oil pipeline in September after a drone attack, which Riyadh and Baghdad attributed to Iraq. High-ranking officials from the Saudi-led Makkah pact nations are set to meet Iranian counterparts in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination. This marks the first high-level talks between Iran and the Makkah pact nations since the Houthis escalated their attacks.
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