Houthis claim Aramco strike and vow more attacks on Saudi sites

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said an attack on an administrative building at Saudi Aramco’s Dhahran complex caused a limited fire on Tuesday, October 13, with no deaths or injuries. A company source told Reuters that a ballistic missile hit the complex and damaged the top three floors of an office tower. On Wednesday, the Houthis claimed they had struck Aramco facilities and vowed further attacks on Saudi oil sites and airports. The claim is now public, though the group did not specify the timing of each target it listed. [Reuters](https://www.aol.com/articles/yemens-houthis-vow-more-attacks-094852000.html) reported the claim; [AP](https://apnews.com/article/c81a91347c00b17097c8fafde7e4eeec) cited two regional officials who said executive offices were hit, with one saying the Aramco chief executive’s office was among them. The coalition had separately said fragments from an intercepted missile fell in a residential area of Dhahran. Officials have not said whether that interception was connected to the damage at Aramco. The Houthis had threatened to target the Dhahran headquarters after Saudi-led forces warned civilians to evacuate Yemen’s Al-Sabaha Central Station in Sanaa. The coalition spokesman posted that evacuation warning and a map on [his official X account](https://x.com/CJFCSpox/status/2109983110402019342). Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah said coalition airstrikes hit facilities near Sanaa; the [Associated Press could not independently verify](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-saudi-arabia-strikes-threats-307d49abfe63ff66c99c318d94ca3e15) the exact sites or damage. Yemen’s oil company said its storage tanks were empty and supplies would not be affected, a claim not independently confirmed. Saudi Civil Defense said debris from two intercepted cruise missiles injured four people—two women, a man and a child—and caused limited damage to 15 homes in Riyadh, according to [AP](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-saudi-arabia-strikes-threats-307d49abfe63ff66c99c318d94ca3e15). These were reported separately from the fire at the Aramco complex. On Wednesday, the coalition said it intercepted more missiles and drones involving Riyadh, Dhahran and Al-Kharj, AP reported. [Qatar News Agency](https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=14%2F10%2F2026&id=coalition-to-restore-legitimacy-in-yemen-announces-interception-destruction-of-ballistic-missile-towards-riyadh) confirmed a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh was intercepted and cruise missiles had earlier been destroyed over Al-Kharj. The Dhahran site houses a major Aramco operations centre that oversees oil fields, pipelines, refineries and export terminals. The ministry confirmed a limited fire, but the sources reviewed do not establish any interruption to production or exports. The Houthis also said Russia and China had contacted them seeking a ceasefire, according to AP; neither government independently confirmed that account, and no ceasefire agreement has been announced. The next key details are the extent of damage to the executive offices, any effect on Aramco operations, and whether diplomatic contacts lead to confirmed talks. For the separate Riyadh airport closure and flight disruption, see [our continuing update](https://www.mushimu.com/post/8913). ~worldnews ~energy