{"id":6032,"date":"2026-07-27T15:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6032"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:14:12","slug":"houthis-claim-drone-strikes-on-saudi-crude-oil-supply-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6032","title":{"rendered":"Houthis Claim Drone Strikes on Saudi Crude Oil Supply Routes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen have claimed that they carried out drone attacks targeting several \u201csensitive\u201d sites linked to crude oil supplies and transportation routes connecting eastern Saudi Arabia with the Red Sea city of Yanbu.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the attacks were conducted in response to what he described as Saudi drone incursions into Yemeni airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe targeted a number of sensitive sites and points related to crude oil supplies and transport from eastern Saudi Arabia to Yanbu with drones,\u201d Saree said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi Arabia regarding the reported attacks, while no reports of damage or casualties had emerged at the time of reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saudi Arabia says it reserves \u2018right to respond\u2019 after drone attack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s Foreign Ministry has condemned attacks on the kingdom saying it reserves the right to respond to the source of \u201cthe aggression\u201d and deter those responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi forces attacked Yemen\u2019s Houthi-held city of Hodeidah on Friday in the latest escalation of their conflict during the regional war between the United States and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The port of Hodeidah is a crucial lifeline for the parts of Yemen under Houthi control, handling the bulk of commercial and humanitarian imports into Houthi-controlled northern Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major-General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, blamed the Houthis for the escalation, calling their attacks on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/24\/un-envoy-for-yemen-alarmed-by-houthis-red-sea-attacks-calls-for-talks\">Red Sea shipping<\/a>&nbsp;\u201ccowardly and reckless\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen have claimed that they carried out drone attacks targeting several \u201csensitive\u201d sites linked to crude oil supplies and transportation routes connecting eastern Saudi Arabia with&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6033,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2535,2554,2553],"class_list":["post-6032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-houthis","tag-houthis-strike-saudia","tag-saudia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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