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- Oct 6
Turkey and Pakistan activate Mecca defense pact to deploy troops in Saudi Arabia
Ankara and Islamabad agreed on Monday to deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia under their collective defense treaty, responding to escalating Houthi missile and drone strikes across the kingdom.
- Sep 24
US aviation sanctions strand Iranian flights as UN delegates clash in New York
New US sanctions targeting aircraft servicing led to widespread cancellations of Iranian flights, complicating the return of President Masoud Pezeshkian from the UN General Assembly while regional military strikes escalated.
- Sep 14
Saudi pipeline shutdown and postponed Oman talks push oil past $107
Brent crude rose to $107.54 per barrel on Monday following drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and the cancellation of a Gulf foreign ministers meeting in Salalah.
- Aug 15
Houthi missiles kill up to eight in Mocha port attack; separate drone strike targets Saudi Aramco facility in Najran
Houthi forces fired ballistic missiles at the Red Sea port city of Mocha on 14 August 2026, killing between four and eight people according to differing source accounts, and separately claimed a drone strike on a Saudi Aramco facility in Najran.
- Aug 9
Houthis claim drone strike on Aramco refinery in Jizan as Saudi teams extinguish fire
A fire at Saudi Aramco's Jizan refinery was extinguished with no injuries, as Houthi rebels claimed a precise drone strike on the Red Sea facility near the Yemeni border.
- Jul 26
Houthis strike Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu and Jizan with missiles and drones, escalating Red Sea tensions
Yemen's Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles and drones at Aramco installations in the Saudi cities of Yanbu and Jizan early Saturday, retaliating for Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on the port of Hodeida the previous night.
- Jul 23
Oil nears $100 as US strikes Iran for 12th night and Houthis attack Saudi tankers in Red Sea
Brent crude reached $96.05 a barrel after Houthi rebels struck a Saudi tanker and the US bombed Iranian military sites for a 12th straight night, threatening two of the world's most critical oil chokepoints.
