Houthi movement (Ansar Allah)

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Claimed attacks on three Saudi airports, including Riyadh's international airport, an oil pipeline, two oil facilities and a Saudi military base on October 24.

Iran said two oil tankers hit mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on November 8. A third vessel also burned, bringing the number of ships hit since the start of November to at least 12. The US military disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman, and Iran's Revolutionary Guard later disabled navigation systems on four tankers using a route it considers unauthorized. Ship tracking put Hormuz traffic at about 5% of pre-war levels on November 10.

Updated Yesterday

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Claimed four missile and drone operations on Nov. 8, including Riyadh's financial district and Aramco storage tanks; Saudi Arabia reported interceptions and minor debris damage, not hits.

Saudi air defenses intercepted missiles aimed at Riyadh and the Eastern Province on Nov. 8. Falling debris damaged an Aramco administrative building in the capital's King Abdullah Financial District, with minor damage and no casualties, the Energy Ministry said.

Updated 3 days ago

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Fired two missiles at Aden airport on October 28 after warning civilians to leave, and said it struck Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura refinery the day before

Two Houthi ballistic missiles hit the perimeter of Aden's airport on October 28, wounding civilians and stopping flights, after the group told people at the site to leave. Government forces spokesman Majed Abdullah Al-Nazili called it the sixth attack on the airport this month.

Updated Oct 29

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Iran-aligned, controls Sanaa and much of northern Yemen

Houthi rebels fired three ballistic missiles at a government training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province on Oct. 19, killing 73 new recruits aged 18 to 20. It is the deadliest single attack since fighting resumed in July.

Updated Oct 21

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As of September 2026: Conducting missile and drone attacks on Saudi infrastructure

France will send troops, radar systems, and air-defense equipment to protect Yanbu, Saudi Arabia's main Red Sea oil export terminal, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday. Saudi Arabia is also lining up support from Pakistan and Turkey under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, and the UN Security Council on Friday affirmed Riyadh's right to self-defense.

Updated Sep 26