Saudi Arabia intercepted six Houthi ballistic missiles on September 24 2026 aimed at Taif and the Yanbu area on the Red Sea - the terminus of the East-West pipeline restarted two days earlier - after an emergency alert covering Jeddah and Mecca. The Houthis claimed a complex missile-and-drone barrage on command centres and weapons depots in southern Saudi Arabia and, late in the day, attacks on Aramco infrastructure in Yanbu and a site in Riyadh; damage was unclear. Reuters reported Saudi Arabia building up pumping volumes on the pipeline though Yanbu tanker loadings had not yet resumed. Brent rose $4.10 to $107.18 by 11:09 EDT, about 8% over two days.