Sanaa Closes Saudi Oil Export Route Amid Escalation
On July 24, Saudi warplanes attacked Al-Hudaydah and Kamaran Island in Yemen. The strikes were meant to demonstrate strength, but they actually exposed Riyadh's strategic desperation.
The Saudi-led coalition has been waging a ruinous air, sea, and land siege on Yemen for twelve years, starving millions and destroying public infrastructure.
But the era of unpunished aggression may be coming to an end. On July 25, the Yemeni Armed Forces launched two qualitative military operations against Saudi Arabia's primary oil export apparatus.
The targets were sensitive Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu, which represent the crown jewel of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea oil export system. By striking these facilities, Sanaa effectively started to close the kingdom's western escape route.
The Yemeni response was swift and precise, utilizing dozens of indigenously developed ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drone swarms. The multi-billion-dollar Western air defense umbrella failed once again to intercept coordinated saturation strikes.