Houthis Strike Aramco Headquarters in Dhahran, Vow Further Attacks on Saudi Airports and Oil Sites

Yemen’s Houthis struck the headquarters complex of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran on Tuesday night, causing a fire that sources said spread across several floors, and on Wednesday the group vowed further attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities.

Three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters that the fire began on the ninth floor of the south wing and spread between the sixth and tenth floors. Another source said the top three floors, where the office of CEO Amin Nasser is located, suffered severe damage, with part of the ceiling caved in and windows blown out. Operations continued but some staff were told to work from home. A fourth person said some functions had shifted to other offices and the fire was still burning into early Wednesday.

The Saudi energy ministry said the attack caused a limited fire and no casualties or fatalities. The Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting a ballistic missile fired toward Dhahran, with debris falling in a residential area. In Riyadh, debris from two intercepted cruise missiles injured four people and damaged 15 homes.

The Houthis said they launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at the Dhahran facilities, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and an Aramco refinery in the capital. They urged international shipping companies, civilians, and workers to evacuate Saudi airports and oil sites. The group has targeted Saudi energy infrastructure repeatedly in recent days, including a Saturday strike on Riyadh airport that killed 13 people.

The Dhahran complex houses a major operations centre that oversees Aramco’s onshore and offshore rigs, pipelines, refineries, and export terminals. The company is the world’s largest oil producer. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman had sought earlier to reassure markets that the kingdom’s supply remains resilient.

The escalation follows months of Houthi activity linked to the broader Iran-related conflict. The group has threatened to disrupt Saudi shipments while allowing other traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb. Coalition forces struck Houthi sites in Yemen in response to the airport attack. The concrete damage reported on Wednesday is the multi-floor fire at the Dhahran headquarters, the limited official description of that fire, the injuries in Riyadh, and the Houthi statement promising continued strikes on airports and oil facilities.