Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan struck by Houthi missile and drone attack
Iran‑backed Houthi rebels launched a coordinated missile and drone assault on Saudi Arabia’s southern industrial city of Jizan on 25 July 2026. The strike targeted a key Saudi Aramco oil facility and caused explosions, fires and temporary power outages in Jizan and the nearby Red Sea port of Yanbu. Saudi civil‑defence authorities issued emergency alerts for both provinces.
The attacks followed Saudi airstrikes on Houthi‑controlled Hodeidah and the Kamaran island earlier in the week. In response, the Saudi‑led coalition carried out further air operations against Houthi positions. The United States also reported disabling a commercial tanker attempting to breach its naval blockade in the Oman Sea. The escalation heightened regional tensions, with Iran and the United States exchanging drone and missile fire across the broader Middle East. Global oil markets reacted sharply, pushing crude prices above $100 per barrel.
The incident underscores the expanding front in the Saudi‑Yemen conflict, the vulnerability of world‑leading oil infrastructure, and the risk of wider confrontation involving regional powers.