Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for a military strike targeting Saudi Arabia’s major oil refining facility at Ras Tanura, alongside missile attacks that triggered loud explosions across Riyadh. The strike caused a localized fire at the 550,000-barrel-per-day coastal refining complex in the Eastern Province, which emergency response teams rapidly brought under control without disrupting broader production operations. Saudi authorities confirmed the containment of the blaze and reported that air defense batteries successfully engaged several incoming airborne threats.
Ras Tanura is one of the world’s largest petroleum processing facilities and a critical node in global crude export logistics operated by state-owned enterprise Saudi Aramco. Energy analysts noted that while the incident caused minimal immediate operational disruption, the targeting of primary energy infrastructure renewed apprehensions regarding shipping safety in the Persian Gulf and oil supply security. Diplomatic envoys reiterated calls for de-escalation to prevent wider military confrontation across critical regional shipping corridors.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/houthis-claim-attack-on-saudi-oil-refinery-blasts-shake-riyadh/article71633247.ece/amp/