Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Wound More Than 70 People

Yemen's Houthi movement launched a combined drone and ballistic missile attack on Saudi Aramco facilities, wounding more than 70 people, Saudi and Yemeni officials said. The strikes targeted key energy infrastructure and came amid a broader escalation involving the Iran-aligned group, which has repeatedly targeted Saudi Arabia and shipping in the Red Sea in recent years.

The attack rattled global energy markets, pushing Brent crude prices up sharply as traders weighed the risk of further disruption to Gulf oil supplies. Saudi authorities said air defenses intercepted some of the incoming projectiles, limiting the scope of damage, though officials did not immediately detail the extent of harm to Aramco's production facilities. The strikes add to a volatile security picture in the region, with the Houthis continuing attacks despite years of Saudi-led coalition operations against the group and periodic ceasefire efforts in Yemen's long-running civil war.