Iran-backed Houthi forces claimed a drone strike on Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery around August 8-9, 2026. The facility processes approximately 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Saudi authorities acknowledged a fire that was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported. The attacks mark an escalation in Houthi operations following the breakdown of a UN-brokered truce that had reduced major combat operations since 2022. The Jazan refinery’s 400,000-barrel-per-day capacity makes it a strategically significant target, as any sustained disruption would ripple through global energy markets.
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