A drone strikes pumping stations in Saudi Arabia

Houthi rebels in Yemen have affirmed the facts, in which they attacked with seven unmanned aerial installations of Saudi Arabia in response to the "aggression" against the Yemeni people, reported by Al Masira television controlled by the movement.

The Saudi authorities today denounced the attack by a drone of two pumping stations of the state-owned company Aramco, causing a fire and "limited damage" in one of the facilities from the Riyadh region.

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Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Khalid Al Falih, said that the drone attack took place between 6:00 and 6:30 local time (between 3:00 and 3:30 GMT) in two stations in Dawadmi and Afif in the Riyadh region. , according to the official SPA agency.

Al Falih said that Aramco had halted the supply of crude oil via the pipeline that was transporting it from the eastern area to Yanbu Port, in the west of the country.

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Saudi authorities have claimed that the attack is threatening the security of the world's energy supply and have indicated Yemeni Houthi militias, backed by Iran.

"Seven unmanned planes attacked vital Saudi facilities," Houthi-controlled Al Masira TV reported on its official Twitter account, citing a military source. "This great military operation took place in response to the continued aggression and blockade of the children of our people," he added.

The attack took place as the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels established a new round of contacts in Jordan, which sometimes withdraw from Hudeida's strategic port, in accordance with the agreements reached last December by the parties in Sweden.

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The conflict erupted in December 2014 when Houthi rebels occupied Sanaa and other provinces of the country and expelled President Abdo Rabu Mansur Hadi, recognized by the international community and exiled to Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia at the head of an international coalition in which the United Arab Emirates also participates has been involved in the conflict in 2015, taking part in Hadi against the Houthis, which it accuses. to be supported by Iran.

Attacks on Saudi installations took place at a time of heightened tension in the Persian Gulf following the alleged sabotage of four ships last weekend in the waters of the UAE's exclusive economic zone.

These acts took place just three days after the United States warned that such an incident could occur and that several US warships, including the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, were settling in the United States. region.