ByREUTERS
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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Telegram on Tuesday that they hit a target at Saudi Arabia's Najran Airport.

There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi Arabia.

The Houthis said the strike was in response to what they described as Saudi drone incursions into the airspace over the Saada and Hajjah governorates in northwestern Yemen.

The Houthis have imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea since last month in response to what they described as a Saudi siege on Yemen, an allegation Riyadh has denied.

A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026.
A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)
 

Houthis threaten Saudi tankers in Gulf of Aden

On Monday, threats from the terror group to target Saudi shipping caused six Saudi tankers to change course and head toward southern Africa, tracking data showed, potentially adding at least 25 days of sailiong time to their journies.

The empty tankers, which can each carry a maximum of two million barrels of crude oil, sailed in formation toward their new destination, with tracking data showing that at least one of the tankers was originally bound for Gibraltar.