Houthi drones strike fuel storage at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport
Yemen's Houthis have hit jet fuel tanks at Riyadh's main airport with drones, a bad sign for oil markets and for stability across the Middle East.
- The strike set the airport's main jet fuel tanks on fire, with a huge smoke plume visible for miles, according to Reuters.
- It is the first Houthi attack on the Saudi capital's airport in four years, marking a sharp escalation.
- Saudi Arabia also lost one of its most advanced fighter jets to the Houthis earlier this week.
- Oil prices were already rising, and more attacks on Saudi energy sites threaten supplies shipped around the world.
Outlook: Expect oil prices to climb further and the risk of a wider regional war to grow if strikes on Saudi infrastructure continue.