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On Friday, the US administration condemned the Houthis’ attack on the Aramco facility in Riyadh with six drones.
US State Department spokeswoman Galina Porter told reporters that the attack was an attempt to “disrupt the world’s energy supply.”
Porter added: “We condemn attempts by the Houthis to disrupt the world’s energy supply by targeting Saudi infrastructure. This behavior reveals the utter disregard for the safety of civilians, whether they are residents or workers near the sites.”
On Friday, the Saudi Energy Ministry announced that the Riyadh refinery had been “attacked” by drones, without revealing the origin of the attack.
Hours after the Houthis announced the attack on the “Aramco” facilities, the group announced a second drone attack on the King Khalid airbase in southern Saudi Arabia.
Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a tweet on Twitter that the attack on the King Khalid air base in Khamis Mushait “was carried out by two drones.”
A Houthi military spokesman said Tuesday that their forces launched drones at the base in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Khamis Mushait and attacked it.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen stated that it had intercepted and destroyed “an explosive UAV launched by the Houthis towards Khamis Mushait.”
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have intensified in recent weeks. On March 7 this year, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it had intercepted a barrage of drones and missiles on its way to its targets, which included an oil depot at Ras Tanura.
A housing complex in Dhahran used by Saudi oil giant Aramco was also targeted.
The Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen in March 2015 after the Houthis drove the government from power in the capital Sanaa. The conflict is widely seen in the region as an indirect war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
