The Houthis launched another major missile salvo deep into Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, but Saudi authorities have yet to acknowledge the new attack or publicly assess the possible damage – although there are reports of missile alerts in the kingdom.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced that the group had once again targeted King Khalid International Airport, as well as several pumping stations along the kingdom’s East-West oil pipeline.
Saree further claimed new attacks on Aramco facility in Abqaiq and Riyadh financial district.
He added that the Houthis “targeted Saudi enemy troop concentrations supervised by Saudi officer Badr al-Harbi in the al-Mudharabah and Ras al-Arah districts, resulting in a large number of dead and injured“.
It is unclear whether the financial district attack was a reference to the day before, when a Houthi attack damaged an Aramco office in Riyadh.
What is clear is that these cross-border attacks are happening daily and that The Saudis seem powerless to stop themand there has been no major military aid from Western allies like the US or UK (only minimal help, for example – intelligence cooperation).
The Saudis confirmed on Tuesday that their missile defenses were active:
The air defenses have intercepted and destroyed several missiles launched towards southern Saudi Arabia and Riyadhaccording to the Saudi-led coalition currently fighting the Houthis in Yemen.
The coalition also said it had intercepted a drone over Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich eastern province.
This has serious consequences for the kingdom’s economy, at a sensitive time when Gulf states in general seek to present themselves as places of “stability” and conducive to investment.
Saree warns investors and businesses against “maintaining their investments in Saudi Arabia”.
In the meantime, the standard and large-scale events in the kingdom continue to be canceleddue to the fallout from Yemen and the ever-present threat of Houthi air attack.
Dozens of major international events scheduled to take place in September, October and November have already been suspended or postponed.
The war situation related to Iran and Yemen will likely cost Saudi Arabia billions in losses, especially due to attacks on Aramco facilities.
Meanwhile, the Houthis are also blocking all Saudi and Israeli ships off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, and the situation shows no signs of ending.
By Zerohedge.com
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