Houthis threaten Saudi Arabia’s Aramco facilities and airports

What the report says

Yemen’s Houthi movement warned employees and civilians to leave areas near Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, calling those sites a legitimate target, according to Al Jazeera’s report published on 13 October 2026. The warning came after the Saudi-led coalition urged evacuations around the Yemeni Oil Company’s al-Sabah station in Houthi-held Sanaa. Al Jazeera said explosions were then heard in the capital, and Houthi-linked media reported strikes on energy facilities there.

The report said Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree threatened a harsh response if Saudi attacks on Sanaa continued, and said the group would hit sites that had been named in the evacuation order. The article also said civilians were told to move away from Aramco’s headquarters in Dammam, King Khalid International Airport, and an Aramco-affiliated refinery in Riyadh.

Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported additional Saudi air strikes on the Ras Isa port and an oil station in Hodeidah province. The outlet also noted that the Houthis were responding in the context of a wider escalation that has seen repeated attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities, followed by Saudi and coalition counterstrikes.

The developments matter because they deepen the regional spillover from the Yemen war and raise risks for Saudi Arabia’s energy and aviation sectors. The article said Saudi officials warned the Houthis would face consequences, while international airlines had already begun suspending some flights after earlier attacks.