Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Saudi oil refinery

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a drone strike on a Saudi oil refinery shortly after Saudi Arabia signed a defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan. The attack adds to tensions heightened by Iran's demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and missile targeting of UAE shipping.

Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen of strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia, two days after the kingdom signed ⁠a defence pact with Turkey ⁠and Pakistan in response to ​growing regional instability caused by the US-Israel war on Iran. The attack early on Sunday came after Iran issued tough new demands to reopen the strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach. Continue reading...