Saudi Aramco refinery erupts in flames in Jizan as Houthis claim drone attack

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

Iran's foreign minister reportedly said his country is not engaging in talks with the U.S., but added: "Messages are being exchanged through intermediaries."

The group's military spokesman Yahya Saree said the Houthis had "succeeded in targeting the Aramco refinery in Jazan with a drone, and the strike was precise".

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they had attacked Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery on Sunday, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan. The Saudi energy ministry said a fire had broken out at the refinery that was later extinguished, without saying what caused the fire.

Earlier, the Saudi Arabian Energy Ministry said that firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out early at a facility at Aramco's Jazan refinery in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

An explosion and fire were reported at an industrial facility in the Saudi Arabia's eastern region.

Aramco previously shut down the refinery on July 27 following another Houthi attack.