{"id":2635319,"date":"2026-07-25T11:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthis-fire-missiles-and-drones-at-saudi-arabia-in-response-to-strikes-on-a-yemeni-city\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:23:36","slug":"houthis-fire-missiles-and-drones-at-saudi-arabia-in-response-to-strikes-on-a-yemeni-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthis-fire-missiles-and-drones-at-saudi-arabia-in-response-to-strikes-on-a-yemeni-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthis fire missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to strikes on a Yemeni city"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouthis-fire-missiles-and-drones-at-saudi-arabia-in-response-to-strikes-on-a-yemeni-city%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635319&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article reports on escalating tensions in the Middle East, focusing on recent missile and drone attacks by Yemen\u2019s Iran-backed Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni city of Hodeida. The Houthis targeted facilities in Yanbu and Jizan, including Aramco infrastructure, aiming to disrupt vital shipping routes. Saudi Arabia responded with airstrikes on hodeida, injuring two people, though it did not confirm hitting the port itself. Amid these hostilities, the Strait of Hormuz remains a focal point, with fears of further <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conflict blocking critical global trade routes<\/a>, notably the Bab el-mandeb Strait, which sees significant international shipping traffic. Iran\u2019s foreign minister called for diplomatic solutions, while U.S. and Iranian forces maintain high tension, especially over recent exchanges involving attacks on ships and military targets. The conflict has led to numerous casualties, including civilians and military personnel across the region. The situation underscores the fragile state of regional stability and the potential for broader consequences affecting global shipping and security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yemen\u2019s Iran-backed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/houthis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5106\">Houthi rebels<\/a> said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"590\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in another escalation over vital shipping routes in the Middle East, while\u00a0the United States and Iran\u00a0vie for control of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, the Houthis\u2019 military spokesman, said in a prerecorded statement that the attack targeted facilities in the Red Sea cities of Yanbu and Jizan that belong to Aramco, the world\u2019s largest oil company.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4663431\/houthis-fire-missiles-drones-saudi-arabia\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Houthis fire missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to strikes on a Yemeni city<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4663008\/europeans-evacuate-france-spain-wildfires\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>At least 200,000 Europeans forced to evacuate raging wildfires<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4660251\/houthis-attack-two-saudi-oil-tankers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Houthis attack two Saudi tankers, with oil prices jumping in response<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s civil defense said alerts sounded multiple times early Saturday in both cities, but the Kingdom hasn\u2019t commented further.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were no reported strikes overnight in Iran, in an apparent break from nearly two weeks of\u00a0consecutive nights of U.S. attacks, though tension remains high following a recent escalation between the two countries over the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-red-sea-escalation-further-threatens-global-shipping\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Sea escalation further threatens global shipping<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rising tension in the Red Sea threatens to further choke global shipping because the rebels have said they would close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Saudi-linked shipping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That strait, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, is a vital shipping chokepoint, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Around 12% of the world\u2019s trade, including a quarter of its container traffic, passes through the narrows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Houthis targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea this week. In response, Saudi Arabia struck the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said early Saturday. The strikes late Friday hit the city\u2019s port and the state-run telecommunications corporation, injuring two people, said Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it didn\u2019t hit the port but struck \u201clegitimate military targets\u201d in Hodeida province, which \u201cwere linked to threats to commercial vessels in the Red Sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, called for \u201cdiplomacy and dialogue\u201d to solve the Yemen conflict without \u201cmilitary confrontations\u201d in an interview published Saturday in the state-run Iran newspaper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-no-new-strikes-overnight-in-iran-but-tension-remains-high\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">No new strikes overnight in Iran, but tension remains high<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran had a peaceful night,\u201d Hossein Kermanpour, a spokesperson for Iran\u2019s Health Ministry, posted Saturday on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Central Command didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment. However, unlike the previous 13 nights, it didn\u2019t announce new strikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the\u00a0U.S. and Israel attacked Iran\u00a0in late February,\u00a0a tenuous ceasefire\u00a0that halted major operations for several weeks has seemed to unravel this month. The U.S. accused Iran of\u00a0striking three ships\u00a0in the Strait of Hormuz and responded by striking dozens of targets in Iran, which retaliated by firing at U.S.-allied Gulf Arab states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Strait of Hormuz\u00a0has been at the center of the\u00a0conflict. The U.S. military on Friday fired on a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Oman that was trying to breach its renewed blockade of Iran\u2019s ports, while Iran targeted U.S.-allied countries in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. embassies alerted American nationals in the Middle East on Friday that options to leave could become more limited, as Iran\u2019s\u00a0Revolutionary Guard\u00a0advised residents of neighboring countries to stay away from bases with U.S. troops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4658646\/mamdani-arrest-netanyahu-icc-exposed-virtue-signaling\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4658646\/mamdani-arrest-netanyahu-icc-exposed-virtue-signaling\/\"><strong>MAMDANI\u2019S TOUGH TALK EXPOSED AS DECEPTIVE VIRTUE SIGNALING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war has killed more than 3,400 people in Iran, according to the Iranian Health Ministry. Eighteen U.S. service members, 24 civilians in Israel, and smaller numbers of civilians have been reported dead in countries across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Lebanon,\u00a0more than 4,000 people have been\u00a0killed, as well as 38 Israeli troops, after the Iran-backed Hezbollah militants fired at Israel in support of the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houthi rebels fire missiles at Saudi after strikes on Hodeida<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2635320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26198630293275.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[48261,83191,62268,83192,53677],"class_list":["post-2635319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-drone-strikes","tag-houthi-missiles","tag-middle-east-security","tag-saudi-arabia-attacks","tag-yemen-conflict"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26198630293275.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635319"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2635323,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635319\/revisions\/2635323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2635320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}