Saudi Arabia responds to Houthi fire on its oil facilities

Yemenis and Houthi fighters assess the damage caused by airstrikes carried out overnight by the Saudi-led coalition against Sanaa, the capital held by Houthi rebels, on March 26, 2022. AFP - MOHAMMED HUWAIS

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In Yemen, seven years after the start of its intervention in the country, the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia says it has carried out air strikes on the port of Hodeidah and on the capital Sanaa.

Airstrikes in reaction to attacks by Houthi rebels on Friday against Saudi oil installations.

The Saudi-led coalition assures that it is responding to " 

protect global energy sources

 ".

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In the midst of a global energy crisis, linked to the war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia, Saudi Arabia, the world's leading producer of crude oil, asserts without fear of paradox that the aim of these strikes is to " 

guarantee the

functioning of energy

supply chains  .

Strikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeted oil and electricity infrastructure in the port of Hodeidah, according to a Houthi rebel-controlled Yemeni television channel.

In Sanaa, the administrative building of an oil company was also bombed, according to testimonies collected by the Reuters agency.

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The military coalition led by Saudi Arabia and supported in particular by the United Arab Emirates assured that this was only the beginning of its response, and that the Houthis, who are supported by Iran, must " 

assume the consequences of their hostile behavior 

.

Friday, March 25, the attacks of the Houthi rebels notably caused the explosion of two tanks of the oil giant Aramco, in Jeddah.

The fire was visible from the track of the Formula 1 circuit where the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is ​​to be held this Sunday.

A grand prize that will take place, as planned, according to the organizers.

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