Houthi Attack on Saudi Aramco and Yanbu

By Mark Davidson on July 25, 2026 • ( 0 )

(25 July 2026) It is now 10 pm MST July 25, or, 4 AM GMT, July 26. We have been watching events centered on Iran and its regime, waiting for escalation of what looks to be the Second Signpost. We have been watching since February 28.

The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for 147 days. A few oil tankers in the Strait are on fire as a result of Iranian missiles.

While Newsmax reports that after 13 days of attacks, there is no US attack on Iran the fourteenth night.

At the same time though, Canadian Prepper reports that the Houthis attacked the Saudi Aramco and Yanbu terminal in Saudi Arabia. The Yanbu terminal allows oil to flow to the Red Sea to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

Conclusion

The Houthis are a Shia Muslim ally of Iran. And while the scene is calming down for 24 hours or so in Iran, the Houthis in Yemen have attacked the Saudis ability to export oil through the Red Sea. That pipeline has a max capacity of about 5 million bpd.

The extent of the damage is not known yet. If the Yanbu pipeline is shutdown, that will contribute to keeping the global oil storage near zero.

Keep watch.