Houthi leader threatens Saudi oil facilities if Riyadh escalates in Yemen

Yemen's Houthi leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, threatened on Thursday that all Saudi oil and vital facilities would be targets for Houthi missiles and drones if Saudi Arabia escalated its involvement in the Yemeni conflict. This warning followed Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, which the group stated were in response to the kingdom bombing an airport under Houthi control, breaking a four-year truce. Al-Houthi stated, "The real equation is Sana'a airport for Riyadh airport, airports for airports, ports for ports, and blockade for blockade." The Iran-backed Houthis have previously targeted Saudi energy infrastructure, including significant attacks in 2019 and 2022. The conflict, ongoing for over a decade, began when Houthis seized Sana'a, leading to a Saudi-led intervention in 2015.