Yemen’s Houthi forces attacked an oil pumping station in the Saudi Red Sea city of Yanbu using a drone, the group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Wednesday.
In a statement, Saree said the group’s operations targeted Saudi oil facilities and military bases, without providing further details about the damage or casualties.
He also rejected a Saudi-led coalition claim that a drone had been intercepted over Makkah, insisting that Houthi operations were directed at oil infrastructure and military installations.
Yanbu is a major Red Sea port and an important hub for Saudi Arabia’s oil industry. The city hosts facilities linked to the East-West oil pipeline, which allows the kingdom to transport crude from its eastern oil fields to the Red Sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
The claimed attack comes amid heightened regional tensions and continued threats to energy infrastructure and shipping routes during the Iran war.
There was no immediate independent confirmation of the reported attack or its impact. –Agencies
