Saudi Energy Giant Struck as War Spikes Between Houthis and Saudi Arabia

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The attack came after the Yemeni militia warned it would attack the headquarters of Aramco. The Saudi-led coalition said it was targeting Houthi capabilities.

A man looking over the skyline of Sanaa, Yemen, on Tuesday. Credit: Mohammed Huwais/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
A building owned by the energy giant Aramco was set ablaze late Tuesday in a strike on the Saudi city housing its headquarters, the kingdom’s energy ministry said, as war spiked between the Houthi militia in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

The Houthis had threatened earlier in the day to attack the Aramco headquarters in the eastern city of Dhahran, but did not immediately take responsibility for the strike. It came after the Iranian-backed militia reported that two major oil facilities in Yemen had been attacked by Saudi forces on Tuesday.

The Saudi energy ministry said in a statement that the strike in Dhahran had hit an Aramco administrative building and caused “a limited fire” and no injuries.

By late Tuesday, residents of both countries were on edge as explosions were repeatedly heard in their capital cities. A Saudi-led coalition said it was targeting Yemeni facilities that support the Houthi war effort, while the Houthis vowed to retaliate against comparable sites in Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi authorities issued warnings of an aerial threat in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. And Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said four cruise missiles fired toward Riyadh and southern Saudi Arabia had been intercepted, along with two drones.

Mr. al-Maliki also reported that a ballistic missile launched toward the city of Damman [sic] in the eastern part of the kingdom by the Houthis had been intercepted, and that shrapnel fell in a residential area of neighboring Dhahran. » | Ismaeel Naar and Pranav Baskar | Reporting from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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Arabia's civil aviation authority said in a statement that one person, a Pakistani resident, had been killed in the attack. It comes a day after a strike on the same airport killed 13 people and injured 308 others.

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At Least 12 Killed in Houthi Attack on Saudi Airport

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a deadly attack on an international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Saturday that Saudi officials said killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300 others. | Julie Yoon | Saturday, October 11, 2026

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Trump May Join Saudi War after Houthi Strike Kills 12

THE TELEGRAPH: US citizen among dead in attack on Riyadh airport in deadliest assault on Gulf Arab country since Iran war began

Donald Trump is considering joining Saudi strikes on the Houthis after a missile attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people, including a US national.

The Houthi strike, the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the US began its war with Iran, hit a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport on Saturday.

Riyadh’s civil aviation authority confirmed that an American was among those killed in the strike and that 309 others were injured. Four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and one person each from Palestine, Jordan, Sudan, Syria and Egypt were also killed in the attack. Operations at the airport have been suspended.

The Saudi-led military coalition blamed the Houthis for the attack, which they called a “war crime,” and vowed to respond. It was the deadliest attack in the kingdom since May 2015.

The Houthis said the group had “shut down” the airport in a post on X, and threatened to carry out more strikes on Saudi Arabia. » | Emily Smith | Foreign Breaking News Reporter | Published: Saturday, October 10, 2026. Updated: Sunday, 11 October 2026

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Houthis Strike Riyadh Airport Again After String of Deadly Attacks

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Flights were diverted from the airport in the capital of Saudi Arabia, which has faced repeated deadly attacks from the Iran-backed militia in Yemen.

Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month. Credit: Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
The Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked one of Saudi Arabia’s busiest airports again on Saturday, injuring a number of people and disrupting flights, as the Yemeni group dramatically escalates its campaign against the kingdom.

The Saudi civil aviation agency said it was still tallying the injuries and assessing damage at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the capital. Repeated, deadly attacks in recent days on the city’s airport and other civilian infrastructure have struck at the heart of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitions to turn the city into a global travel and business hub.

Saudi officials did not immediately respond to questions about details of the attack, but a reporter for The New York Times saw backed-up traffic and several ambulances heading toward the airport, where the police had blocked off roads.

The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, along with other Western embassies, urged its citizens to avoid the area and warned of travel disruption. With just a day to go before a major global energy conference, many flights heading to the airport were diverted on Saturday afternoon, according to data from Flightradar24, a flight-tracking service. » | Vivian Nereim and Euan Ward | Vivian Nereim reported from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Euan Ward from Beirut, Lebanon. | Saturday, October 10, 2026

Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons

THE NEW YORK TIMES: An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom.

A classified intelligence assessment provided to the U.S. Congress asserted that Saudi Arabia has left open the option of developing a nuclear weapon, according to American officials.

The assessment was sent to lawmakers who are looking into the Trump administration’s agreement to help Saudi Arabia develop nuclear power for civilian purposes. Some lawmakers from both parties have expressed concerns about the project, fearing that the kingdom could use it to eventually develop nuclear weapons.

The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss classified material, emphasized that Saudi Arabia has not made any decision to pursue a nuclear weapon.

On one level the assessment is not new. American officials have long assessed that Saudi Arabia remains interested in having nuclear weapons, given that the country has threatened to build them if Iran did so. » | Julian E. Barnes and Robert Jimison | Julian Barnes covers the U.S. intelligence community and Robert Jimison covers Congress. | Friday, September 25, 2026

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Sep 11, 2026 | Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have claimed a major advance on the western Red Sea coast, consolidating their grip on the key international shipping route.

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