The attack follows reports of explosions in the cities of Jazan, Najran, and Yanbu on September 28. Satellite imagery also indicates that multiple horizontal, spherical, and fixed-roof storage tanks were destroyed at an Aramco LNG facility in Yanbu during two separate windows between September 25 and October 5.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Houthis Hit Aramco 1.5 Million BPD Yanbu Terminal in First Port Strike
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Loading operations at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu Industrial Port were suspended after a missile struck a primary oil export facility, triggering a fire. Yemen's Houthis targeted the Yanbu North Terminal of Saudi Aramco, a hub with a crude loading capacity of 1.5 million barrels per day. The event marks the first reported attack within the port itself, whereas previous strikes hit the outer infrastructure that feeds the facility.
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