A satellite image shows smoke rising from the Saudi Aramco oil depot, after what the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said were attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, in Abha Bulk, Saudi Arabia, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on September 8, 2026. Photo: 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via Reuters
India on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) condemned the latest wave of attacks carried out by Houthi militants on oil installations in Saudi Arabia, and said the strikes undermined regional security.
The Iran-backed Houthi militant group targeted Saudi oil facilities and some other civilian infrastructure on Tuesday (September 8, 2026), triggering widespread apprehensions about further escalation in the West Asia conflict.
West Asia conflict updates on September 9, 2026
India condemned the attacks on Saudi sovereign territory, especially the targeting of civilian and economic facilities, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
He added that such attacks that undermined regional security and stability and threatened freedom of navigation in the Bab-el-Mandeb were “unacceptable”.
Mr. Jaiswal was responding to a media query.
The attacks on Saudi oil facilities came amid the US ramping up its economic sanctions against Iran.
The Houthis have been majorly operating from Yemen.
Published – September 09, 2026 11:59 am IST
