Iran24 October, 20262 min read
MapYahya Saree Says Yemen’s Houthis Target Saudi Airports, Aramco Facility in Seven Operations
“Yahya Saree, the spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthi rebels, claims that the group has carried out seven”
“Iranian President Masoud Pezzekian will attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit in Moscow on Tuesday, October 27.”
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Houthis claim seven specialised military operations against Saudi targets in 24 hours. Targets included Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco facility in Yanbu.
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Strikes and claims
Yahya Saree, the spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthi rebels, claimed the group carried out seven “specialised military operations” against Saudi Arabia over the past 24 hours. Saree said in a statement posted on X that King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco facility in Yanbu were targeted in “accurate” strikes, with King Khalid Airport targeted in two phases.
Saree also claimed the Rabigh oil refinery was targeted, along with a crude oil pumping station and the East-West oil pipeline, and he said the group “successfully achieved its objective” in both cases. Saree added that Najran Airport and King Fahd Airport in Dammam were also successfully targeted, and he said the group has also successfully hit an airbase in Khamis Mushait, while Saudi Arabia had not immediately commented on his claims.
Pezeshkian to Moscow
Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian is set to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 25, coinciding with the holding of the OPEC Gas Summit in the Russian capital. The semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim said Pezeshkian and his Oil Minister, Hamid Bovard, will travel to Moscow to participate in the 8th Gas Exporting Countries Summit and hold a meeting with Putin within that agenda.
Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Yalali stressed that the central axis of the meeting will be economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries. Iranian newspaper Shargh said the main topics to be addressed will be economic and commercial cooperation between Iran and Russia, and it also said the presidents of both countries have a scheduled meeting.
Gas summit agenda
Mehr News Agency said Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali told RIA Novosti that Pezeshkian will attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Moscow on Tuesday, October 27. Jalali said the main topics to be discussed will be economic and trade cooperation between Iran and Russia, including the North-South Corridor, along with energy security, food security, and the development of trade relations.
Mehr News Agency also reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced during his visit to Tehran on October 19 that Vladimir Putin wants to meet with Pezzekian at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Moscow in late October. The Mehr News Agency account said the two presidents will exchange views on geopolitical, international and political issues as part of the same trip.