Houthis claim to have attacked Saudi oil stations and airport in Riyadh

26.10.2026, 11:42◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthis said on Monday they had carried out an attack on Saudi East-West oil pumping stations and the airport in Riyadh. The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has previously said it destroyed two ballistic missile launchers in the capital Sana 'a, including one that fired a missile towards Riyadh that the coalition said succeeded intercept.

Houthis claim to have attacked Saudi oil stations and airport in Riyadh

The Saudi side has not yet confirmed the facts of the Houthi attacks.

The Houthis are firing ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities, turning Saudi Arabia — a US ally — into a pressure point as part of a wider war.

The planned talks will be the first high-level contact between Iran and all members of this trilateral bloc since Saudi Arabia has been the target of increasingly intense attacks by Yemeni Houthis, who support Iran.

Iran has detailed plans for striking undersea communications cables in the Persian Gulf in case of a new US-Israeli attack.

Context

The Houthis also said they struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which on Sunday reopened two terminals after an attack the group claimed responsibility for earlier this month and in the resulting death toll of 13 is the deadliest incident in the kingdom in more than a decade.

In September, Saudi Arabia temporarily shut down its 1,200-km-long East-West oil pipeline as a precaution after a drone attack that Riyadh and Baghdad said originated in Iraq. This pipeline served as a key route for oil exports from the Middle East, as the Strait of Hormuz was partially closed due to the war.

What's next

Senior officials from the Meccan Pact countries — Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan — are due to meet with Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination, two persons with knowledge of the matter.