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Yemenâs Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Saudi oil refinery
Published 9 August 2026 ¡ world
Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen of strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live â latest
Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen of strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live â latest updates Yemenâs Tehran-aligned Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia, two days after the kingdom signed â a defence pact with Turkey â and Pakistan in response to âgrowing regional instability caused by the US-Israel war on Iran. The attack early on Sunday came after Iran issued tough new demands to reopen the strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach. Continue reading...
Published: August 9, 2026 ⢠5:59 PM IST ¡ Updated: August 9, 2026 ⢠6:39 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen of strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live â latest updates Yemenâs Tehran-aligned Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia, two days after the kingdom signed â a defence pact with Turkey â and Pakistan in response to âgrowing regional instability caused by the US-Israel war on Iran.
The attack early on Sunday came after Iran issued tough new demands to reopen the strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach.
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