Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi refinery after kingdom signs defence pact

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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia's Jazan refinery shortly after Saudi Arabia signed a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan. The Houthis also declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea amid ongoing regional tensions linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they had attacked Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery on Sunday, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. With Iran and the United States still arguing over the parameters for peace, the Houthis declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea last month, citing what they said was a Saudi siege on them, an allegation Riyadh denies.