After Aramco, Which Saudi Site Is Next?

The Houthis announced that Saudi airports and oil facilities are legitimate targets for their attacks, describing these actions as a response to Saudi strikes on Yemen. They also urged international shipping companies, civilians and oil facility workers to leave Saudi airports and oil sites.

According to Reuters, the Yemeni Houthis threatened on Wednesday to continue attacks on Saudi Arabia's airports and oil facilities. This threat was raised a day after the attack on the headquarters of the Aramco oil company in Dhahran. An attack which, according to informed sources, caused extensive damage to this complex.

The Houthis declared that Saudi airports and oil facilities are the legitimate targets of their attacks and considered these actions as a response to Saudi attacks against Yemen. They also asked international shipping companies, civilians and oil facility workers to leave Saudi airports and oil centers.

Tuesday evening's attack on Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran caused a fire that spread to several floors of the building, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. However, the Ministry of Energy of Saudi Arabia had previously announced the occurrence of a limited fire.

The Houthis announced that they used ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones in their attacks and targeted Aramco facilities in Dhahran, Riyadh Airport and a refinery of this company in the capital.

Riyadh International Airport has been attacked four times in recent days. Saturday's attack, which killed 13 people, has been described as the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in the past decade. Authorities have closed the airport until October 17 and airlines have canceled flights to Saudi Arabia.