Yemen’s ​Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday (October 3, 2026) they ‌had targeted an Aramco ​facility in the ⁠Saudi capital Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, saying the attack was in ‌retaliation for Saudi attacks on Yemen’s Sanaa ‌and other provinces.

A large plume ‌of ⁠smoke and fire was ⁠seen rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh earlier ​on Saturday (October 3, 2026), ‌a witness told Reuters.

There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities of an attack on an ‌Aramco facility. Aramco did ​not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The ⁠reported attack comes amid escalating hostilities between Saudi Arabia and ‌the Houthis, who have stepped up attacks on Saudi cities and energy infrastructure.

The Houthis said last week they had attacked Saudi Aramco facilities ‌in Yanbu with missiles and drones. ​Saudi Arabia said at the time that it had ⁠intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by ⁠the Houthis towards Taif and the Yanbu area, ‌but did not report damage to Aramco facilities.

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.

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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.