Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Tehran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz
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Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability caused by the US-Israel war on Iran.
The attack early on Sunday came after Iran issued tough new demands to reopen the strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships had been targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/yemen-houthis-saudi-oil-refinery-defence-pact-iran-strait-of-hormuz
Author : Guardian staff and agencies
Publish date : 2026-08-09 15:11:00
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