On Tuesday 13 October the Saudi-led coalition struck oil and fuel sites in Yemen, including near the capital Sanaa; Business Recorder, the BBC, the Guardian and the Straits Times described the strikes, and the coalition had first told civilians to leave the Yemen Oil Company’s Sabah central station. The Houthis promised a “painful response” (ABC) and warned of attacks on Riyadh and Dammam (BBC). Late on Tuesday, six sources told Reuters that loud booms were heard near Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran, and Bloomberg reported that a Houthi missile struck the complex and set part of it on fire. Saudi Arabia called the fire limited and, via state media, said nobody was hurt there; debris from intercepted missiles wounded four people in Riyadh. The coalition said it destroyed four cruise missiles and three drones. Brent settled at
Aramco’s headquarters runs much of the kingdom’s oil operations, and the attack widens a war that has already shut Riyadh’s airport and, according to Business Recorder, killed 18 people in attacks there. Washington is also drawn in: Mr Trump said he is deciding what to do, and CBS read his remarks as a sign that action may wait until after the US midterm elections.
Pakistan buys much of its fuel abroad, so oil above
Riyadh and its allies say the strikes hit the depots that feed the Houthis’ drones and missiles, which the coalition says threaten the kingdom, its ports and Red Sea shipping (FinancialJuice).
Analysts quoted by CNA warn that the line between supporting Saudi forces and fighting alongside them may get harder to hold for countries such as Pakistan, and the Financial Times says defence pacts and financial reliance on Riyadh leave Islamabad little leeway.
The test to watch is not the next missile but the first request that goes beyond words. In the reports DailyDrop saw, Pakistan has announced no military step. Three things matter this week: a Houthi strike on Dammam or an Aramco plant, any move by Washington after Mr Trump’s remarks, and what Oman’s foreign minister, now in Islamabad, says about Yemen.
Business Recorder, BBC, Guardian, Straits Times (Reuters), Bloomberg, New Straits Times, FMT, CBS, Al Jazeera, FinancialJuice, SCMP, CNA, Financial Times (13–14 Oct 2026)
Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi oil depots in Yemen; Aramco headquarters hit in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia says the fire was limitedSaudi-led coalition strikes Houthi oil depots in Yemen; Aramco headquarters hit in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia says the fire was limited
After a week of deadly attacks on Riyadh’s airport, coalition air strikes hit fuel sites around Sanaa, and a Houthi missile later struck Aramco’s headquarters in the Eastern Province. Brent eased to $105.69; Pakistan, tied to Riyadh by a defence pact, is being asked how far it would go.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi movement struck oil sites across western Yemen on Tuesday 13 October, including in the capital Sanaa, Business Recorder reported, describing it as a response to the deadliest attack on Saudi soil in years. Earlier in the day the coalition had told civilians to leave the Yemen Oil Company’s Sabah central station, a fuel depot on the outskirts of Sanaa, ahead of a planned operation (Straits Times); the BBC and the Guardian then reported strikes on fuel and oil depots near the capital. The Houthis warned that they would hit Riyadh and Dammam (BBC) and told staff to leave all Aramco sites (Mint). Late on Tuesday, six sources told Reuters, through the Straits Times, that loud booms were heard near Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran, which had been evacuated, and Bloomberg reported that a Houthi missile hit the complex and started a fire. Saudi Arabia’s account was milder. It said the attack on an Aramco building in the east caused a “limited fire”, and that debris from intercepted missiles wounded four people in Riyadh (New Straits Times, FinancialJuice); Saudi state media, as relayed by FinancialJuice, reported no casualties at the Aramco site. The coalition said it destroyed four cruise missiles and three drones over Riyadh and the south. One Malaysian outlet, FMT, wrote that the top three floors of an office tower were damaged; DailyDrop has no second source for that.
Oil barely moved. Brent settled at $105.69 a barrel, down 96 cents, and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) at $94.14, up 40 cents, according to FinancialJuice; Bloomberg Television described crude as easing from a three-day gain while traders watched the Middle East and Russian diesel. President Donald Trump called the Houthis “behaving very badly” and, in Reuters, Al Jazeera and Financial Times accounts, said they were trying to push up oil prices before the US midterm elections. CBS read his “I will never forget” remark as a sign that he would hold off action until after the vote; DailyDrop saw no White House confirmation of that reading. For Pakistan the question is narrower and harder. Islamabad’s defence pact with Riyadh, and the large Pakistani workforce in the kingdom, turn this war into a home matter, and on Tuesday the Financial Times, CNA and the South China Morning Post (SCMP) each weighed Pakistan’s role. The SCMP added that Chinese-made jets and an air-defence system had reportedly been deployed to Saudi Arabia, which DailyDrop could not confirm. Oman’s foreign minister spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Islamabad (Business Recorder, Geo). Singapore told its citizens to defer all travel to the kingdom (CNA, Straits Times), and India asked its nationals to stay calm and vigilant after an Indian citizen was killed in the airport attack (Mint, The Hindu). Riyadh airport stays shut until Saturday (Business Recorder), and four Indian airlines have cancelled Riyadh flights until 17 October (Hindustan Times).