- Houthi rebels fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia targeting Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu as retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on Hodeida.
- Saudi civil defence reported alerts early Saturday in both cities but the Kingdom made no further comment.
- The Houthis targeted two Saudi oil tankers; in response, the Saudi-led coalition struck Hodeida port and telecom, injuring two people.
- The coalition said it struck “legitimate military targets” in Hodeida province linked to threats to commercial vessels.
- The Houthis threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Saudi-linked shipping, potentially choking 12% of global trade.
- Iran's foreign minister called for diplomacy; Iran reported a peaceful night, and the US did not announce new strikes for the first time in 13 nights.
On July 25, 2026, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis retaliated against Saudi airstrikes by launching missiles and drones targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu.123
Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, the Houthis' military spokesman, confirmed the attacks aimed at the oil facilities, which are critical to the Kingdom's economy.
The Saudi-led coalition had previously struck the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, claiming to target military threats to commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesman for the Houthi-run Health Ministry, reported that the Saudi strikes injured two people, while the coalition denied hitting the port directly.
The conflict's escalation poses a significant risk to global shipping, as the Houthis threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital passage for 12% of the world's trade and a quarter of its container traffic.89
Saudi Arabia's civil defense reported multiple alerts in Jizan and Yanbu, but the Kingdom has not provided further comments on the situation.
Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has called for diplomacy to resolve the Yemen conflict, emphasizing the need to avoid military confrontations.101112
The U.S. Central Command has not commented on the recent developments, marking a shift from previous nights of active engagement.
“The Houthis targeted Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu and threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which carries 12% of global trade. Saudi civil defence reported alerts but did not comment further, while the US stayed silent on new strikes for the first time in 13 nights.”
