Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil pumping stations
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they had attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport, as rising hostilities choke oil supplies and threaten to erupt into a larger conflict, according to Reuters.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said earlier it had destroyed two ballistic missile launchers in the capital Sanaa, including one used to fire a missile towards Riyadh that the coalition said it had intercepted.
There was no immediate Saudi confirmation of the Houthi attacks.
Oil drops from near six-month highs
Oil prices fell on Monday after surging last week to near six-month highs, amid hopes of easing hostilities between the United States and Iran, although Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia kept investors wary, Reuters reported.
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down $2.23, or 2.16 per cent, at $101.04 per barrel by 04.26am GMT. Brent crude futures were down $2.21, or 1.89 per cent, at $114.51, according to Reuters.
Houthis say attacked Saudi weapons depots; no Saudi confirmation
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed Houthis launched attacks on Saudi weapons depots in the Salah al-Din area of Aden Governorate and the Al-Wahat area of Lahij Governorate, using a number of ballistic missiles.
There was no confirmation from the Saudi side.
Saudi, Pakistani, Turkish officials to hold talks in Tehran: Iran's Bagheri
Iran's top security body's deputy secretary Ali Bagheri confirmed that officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the Makkah pact countries, will hold talks on regional security in Tehran, according to Reuters citing Iranian state TV.
Makkah pact countries' officials to meet Iranian officials in Tehran: Sources
Top officials from the Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are set to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination, Reuters reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.
Saudi Arabia will be represented by Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Pakistan by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, the people told Reuters, on condition of anonymity.
The Turkish head of intelligence will also join, one of the people told Reuters.
The Saudi government media office and Pakistan's military media wing did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
The planned talks would be the first high-level contact between Iran and all members of the three-nation bloc since Saudi Arabia has come under escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthis.
Saudi-led coalition destroys 4 missile launch platforms, 5 missile storage tunnels
Saudi-led coalition said it carried out a "qualitative operation to neutralise sources of threat" in response to repeated attacks by Houthis.
During the operation, five tunnels used for storing ballistic missiles, four ballistic missile launch platforms, and a missile depot were destroyed, Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Major General Turki Al Maliki said.
The operation also targeted militia fortifications, troop concentrations, and military equipment along the front lines inside Yemen, Al Maliki added.
The statement read that the coalition would continue to act against the Houthis to protect civilians and civilian objects in Saudi Arabia from its brutal attacks, as well as innocent civilians inside Yemen.
Al Maliki affirmed that the military operation complies with international humanitarian law and its rules.
Saudi-led coalition destroys 2 missile launch platforms in Sanaa
Early on Monday, Yemen's Houthis claimed they targeted the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, according to Reuters, although there was no immediate Saudi confirmation.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said the coalition destroyed two ballistic missile launch platforms in Sanaa. One of the platforms had been used in the launch of the ballistic missile on Riyadh, Major General Turki Al Maliki added.
As the situation continues to evolve across the Saudi-Houthi front, and developments unfold in the broad US-Iran war, Khaleej Times will continue to bring you the latest updates in the region, so stay tuned.