Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for targeting facilities of Saudi Aramco on Wednesday, escalating tensions in the region. Saudi officials confirmed a strike occurred on a building within the area housing the energy giant’s operations centre. Simultaneously, explosions were reported in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition asserted it intercepted a Houthi-fired missile aimed at the city. The Iran-backed Houthis vowed to continue such attacks, suggesting a further intensification of the ongoing conflict. This latest incident highlights the vulnerability of Saudi Arabia’s critical infrastructure to the Houthis’ attacks. The Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Houthis in Yemen for years, in a war that has created a severe humanitarian crisis.