Yemeni Forces Target Saudi Oil Facilities for Second Time This Month

Yemeni forces have dealt another significant blow to Saudi Aramco's oil facilities in Jizan, highlighting the vulnerability of the kingdom's strategic infrastructure. The strike on September 7 targeted the 400,000-barrel-per-day refinery at Aramco's complex, causing structural losses and prompting assessors to scramble for a damage assessment.

The operation mirrors an earlier assault in August that temporarily paralyzed the facility, resulting in Brent crude prices surging past $97 per barrel. Commercial shipping trackers confirm that refined product exports from Jizan ground to a halt in August following Ansarullah's tightened operational perimeters.

Yemeni leadership has described such actions as necessary responses to Saudi Arabia's continued siege and regional aggression, with Muahmmad al-Farrah, a senior member of Ansarullah's political bureau, stating that Riyadh remains a primary enemy, alongside Israel. He condemned the kingdom for funding mercenary networks to protect stolen resources.