Singapore Slams Houthi Attacks on Saudi Energy Infrastructure

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has condemned recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, including energy infrastructure and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The MFA urges all parties to exercise restraint and avoid actions that could further escalate tensions.

The attacks were carried out by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, who targeted sites belonging to Saudi state oil company Aramco in the cities of Jizan and Yanbu on July 25. The Aramco refinery in Jizan can process up to 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily.

The Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree told Reuters that the group struck sites belonging to Saudi state oil company Aramco in the cities of Jizan and Yanbu on July 25. Two Asia-based trading sources said they had been informed of potential damage to fuel and oil storage sites at Jizan.

Saudi Arabia has led an Arab coalition battling the Houthis for more than a decade since the Iran-aligned fighters captured Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The civil war has paused under a ceasefire since 2022, but that truce broke down in July.