Saturday’s airport attack killed 13 people and wounded more than 300. Another projectile struck Terminal 4 on Sunday, starting a fire and killing a Pakistani resident and injuring 11 others. Saudi air defenses separately intercepted a cruise missile near the airport. Aviation authorities also confirmed an attack on Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport on Sunday evening. Riyadh remained closed Monday, while flights resumed at Dammam with delays and cancellations.
The Houthis also claimed attacks on Aramco’s Shedgum gas facility and Tanajib oil refinery, without immediate Saudi confirmation. The disruption affected Riyadh’s World Petroleum Council energy congress: the Financial Times reported that the CEOs of ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Shell and BP had withdrawn. BP said, “Unfortunately, due to travel disruption, we are unable to be there in person.” Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi discussed efforts to reduce tensions on Sunday, with Tehran offering to facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.