Yemen's Houthi movement said on August 9, 2026, that it attacked an Aramco oil refinery in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, using a drone. Saudi authorities reported that a fire occurred at the facility and was extinguished without reported injuries.
The Houthis said the attack was carried out in response to Saudi drone activity over Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The strike occurred during renewed regional tensions involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United States, and armed groups aligned with Iran.
On the same day, Houthi forces also attacked the government-held port of Mokha in Yemen using missiles and drones. Yemeni government-aligned forces reported that at least seven people were killed and 15 civilians were injured. Port buildings, commercial goods, and infrastructure were damaged during the attack.
The attacks occurred two days after Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a trilateral mutual-defense agreement in Mecca. The agreement states that an armed attack against one participating country is to be treated as an attack against all three, although no immediate response under the pact was announced following the Jazan strike.
Jazan and Mokha are located near maritime routes connected to the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Continued attacks on ports, energy facilities, and shipping infrastructure in the region can affect commercial navigation, energy exports, insurance costs, and military deployments around the Red Sea and Arabian Peninsula.
