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Houthis Strike Three Saudi Airports as Ground Fighting Intensifies Near Bab el-Mandeb
Read this in the Market Flux appHouthi forces launched missile and drone attacks against multiple Saudi airports on October 5 and 6, hitting King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport on Monday evening, injuring three people and causing material damage, Saudi aviation authorities confirmed. The Houthis separately claimed a missile strike on Abha International Airport, though Saudi Arabia had not verified that attack as of early Tuesday morning.
The airport strikes coincide with intensifying ground combat near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical chokepoint for global trade. Yemen's internationally recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have retaken key positions near the strait and reported advances in the provinces of Hodeida, Taiz, and Baydah. The Houthis denied losing any territory.
The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia issued a warning to American citizens of potential drone and missile attacks in the kingdom as the conflict escalated. Saudi Arabia condemned what it described as Houthi attacks targeting civilians and economic facilities, and a coalition spokesman said Riyadh would continue providing full operational support to Yemeni government forces.
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- BusinessYemen’s internationally-recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia, claimed to have regained territory from the Houthis, as fighting in the region near the Bab el-Mandeb strait intensifies
- PiQMarketsPakistan, Turkey to deploy forces in Saudi Arabia under defense pact Pakistan and Turkey will immediately deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia under a collective defense agreement signed in August. The decision, made at an emergency meeting of the Mecca Defense Alliance in Riyadh, aims to counter recent Houthi attacks on the Kingdom and its holy sites.
- ChoukeirJSaudi Arabia's airports in Jazan and Najran were targeted in two attacks on Monday evening, injuring three people and causing limited damage, the Saudi aviation authority said, as hostilities between the kingdom and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis escalated.
- BarronsYemen's Houthis Claim Attack On Riyadh Airport, Deny Losing Territory
- FinancialjuiceSaudi energy minister: Oil pumped through the east-west pipeline currently reached 5.8 million barrels
- LiveSquawkSaudis Energy Minister: Resumed East-West Pipeline Operations 5-6 Days After Hit
- APBulgarian prime minister said two commercial vessels were hit by drones in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. This was the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s economic zone in the Black Sea.
- FirstSquawkYEMEN'S HOUTHIS ATTACKED SAUDI ABHA AIRPORT WITH MISSILES; SAUDI ARABIA HAS NOT VERIFIED.
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- Osint613The Houthis claim a missile attack on Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia. No Saudi confirmation.
- Amena__BakrSaudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman says oil pumped through the East-West pipeline currently reached 5.8 million barrels #OOTT #SaudiArabia
- StaunovoSaudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Tuesday that oil pumped through the East-West pipeline, that runs to the Saudi Red Sea export hub of Yanbu, reached 5.8 million barrels as of Tuesday morning. #oott
- JavierBlasVitol CEO Russell Hardy estimates that ~14m b/d have crossed the Strait of the Hormuz on average over the last 7-10 days (~12m b/d of crude and ~2m b/d of refined products). Note: that’s SoH crossing. Bypass pipelines add extra barrels.
- ReutersSaudi energy minister says oil pumped through East-West pipeline reached 5.8 million barrels
- HFI_ResearchLet me understand this correctly. Vitol is saying that 10-14 million b/d is needed just to prevent more stress on oil storage. And we know based on S-2-S transit time that we are at max capacity. In essence, any hiccup from here would stress the system.
- FINANCIERNEWS🛢️ Brent Slips Below $101 as Hormuz Flows Stay 40% Below Normal Standard Chartered estimates Gulf crude and condensate exports hit 16.5M bpd in September, near pre-war levels, but only 60% crossed the Strait of Hormuz versus 83% before the war. #Standard #Shipping #Oil
- WsjYemen’s Houthi Rebels Strike Two Airports in Saudi Arabia
- TankerTrackersAs we have pointed out in the past, Saudi Arabia's east-west "Petroline" consists of two physical pipelines. The larger of the two can carry 5 Mbpd of crude oil whereas the other carries 2 Mbpd of NGL (Natural Gas Liquids), with an option to switch to crude oil when necessary.
- MarketsdayYemen's Houthi group claimed Tuesday it had launched a fresh ballistic missile strike on Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, adding that the attack disrupted air traffic as cross-border hostilities continued to intensify
- Crypto BriefingSaudi airports targeted as conflict with Yemen’s Houthis escalates
- _MorkieSTRAIT OFFENSIVE: Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia expel Houthi rebels from multiple locations near a critical maritime strait, marking a major strategic shift in efforts to secure key commercial shipping lanes. 🇾🇪
- Cablefxmacro🇸🇦🇾🇪*SAUDI-LED COALITION INTERCEPTED A BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCHED BY HOUTHIS
- MrTopStepPakistan and Turkey to Send Forces to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey agreed to begin putting their Mecca Joint Defence Agreement into effect after an emergency meeting in Riyadh. The agreement calls for military forces and capabilities to be sent to Saudi Arabia quickly. Officials have not said how many troops or what equipment will be involved. Pakistan’s Defence Minister described Pakistan’s and Turkey’s roles as supportive. He said Pakistan was carrying out reconnaissance, while Saudi forces were conducting combat operations. The move follows security threats to Saudi Arabia, including Houthi advances in Yemen and attacks on Saudi infrastructure. The three countries’ closer military coordination could strengthen Saudi security, though the limited public details leave the scope of the deployment unclear.