Houthis Claim Attack on Aramco Facility as Iran Demands Negotiation Conditions

The Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for an attack on an oil facility in Saudi Arabia, targeting an Aramco refinery in the city of Jazan with a drone. The attack was in response to Saudi drones breaching Yemen's airspace over the provinces of Hajjah and Saada, according to Yahya Saree, a military spokesperson for the Houthis.

The Saudi Energy Ministry reported a fire at the facility on Sunday without casualties. The ministry said the fire was extinguished but did not describe its cause.

Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi stated that 'from our perspective, negotiations cannot resume until the violations of the memorandum of understanding have ended and the United States has remedied the provisions of the memorandum that it violated.'

The Pentagon is pushing for a boost in weapons production to provide 'the weapons our warfighters need at the pace the threat demands,' according to spokesman Sean Parnell.