Overview
- Saudi Ministry of Energy said the overnight strike on Aramco’s Dhahran administrative building caused a limited fire and no casualties, according to government statements and company notices.
- Houthi spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed responsibility and said the group also struck Riyadh airport and an Aramco refinery using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
- Reporting from multiple outlets said the blast damaged several floors of Aramco offices and that the company told some employees to work from home after the strike.
- Analysts and published accounts describe a pattern of coordinated drone swarms, cruise missiles, and ballistic launches that have at times penetrated Saudi interceptors and shown growing Houthi technical sophistication.
- The strike follows Houthi gains on Yemen’s Red Sea coast and a Saudi‑backed offensive to retake that area, and it deepens risks to shipping through the Bab al‑Mandeb, energy infrastructure, and civilians and aid access in Yemen.