Saudi Arabia's new alliance did nothing when a Houthi drone hit Jizan - analysis

Saudi Arabia’s new defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan promises collective deterrence, but its first test showed the limits of what that commitment may actually mean.

CAIRO (AP) — A volley of fire between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia has threatened to upend a 2022 truce in Yemen and open another front in the already expanding war in the Middle East after the collapse of the ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran.

The Houthis fired on the southern Saudi region of Najran last week and on Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery on Sunday.

A VOLLEY of fire between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia has threatened to upend a 2022 truce in Yemen and open another front in the already expanding war in the Middle East after the collapse of the ceasefire deal between the US and Iran.“Yemen today faces a greater risk of renewed large-scale conflict tha

A volley of fire between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia has threatened to upend a 2022 truce in Yemen and open another front in the already expanding war in the Middle East after the collapse of the ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran.

A blocked Iranian flight to Yemen set off Houthis’ latest spiral with Saudi Arabia  Toronto Star

An airstrike on July 13 hit the runway of Yemen's Sanaa airport, preventing an Iranian flight carrying a high-ranking Houthi delegation from landing

It's the Saudis who have to take the lead and logistical support from their Red Sea bases will be the backbone of the effort to stop the Houthis.

The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group attacked an Aramco oil refinery in Saudi Arabia and a critical Red Sea port on Sunday, killing at least seven people, officials said.

Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Tehran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia, two days after the kingdom signed ⁠a defence pact with Turkey ⁠

Yemen's Houthis said they attacked an oil facility Sunday in southwestern Saudi Arabia, in the latest attack by the Iranian-backed rebels on the kingdom.

Saudi Aramco refinery erupts in flames in Jizan as Houthis claim drone attack MEE staff on Sun, 08/09/2026 - 11:27 The Saudi energy ministry did not give a cause for the fire, while Yemen’s Houthis claimed they had targeted the site Wreckage of what Yemen’s Houthis said was a downed Saudi

Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news  apnews.com

Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claim a drone attack on a Red Sea Coast refinery in Saudi Arabia. Attacks from the armed group have increased since the 2022 truce seems to have been broken last month.

No casualties were reported after the flames broke out early on Sunday, the Saudi Energy Ministry says.

Fire extinguished at Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia's Jazan; Houthis claim attack  Dawn

Pakistan's foreign ministry said the pact means an attack on any member would be regarded as an attack on all, adding it is ‘intended to strengthen collective deterrence’

Iran war latest: UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia  thenationalnews.com

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