Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that Yemeni forces had targeted Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery in the Eastern Province with a ballistic missile, stressing the strike was accurate and triggered major fires at the site.
“With God’s help, the Yemeni armed forces were able to target the Ras Tanura refinery in the Eastern Province with a ballistic missile,” Brig. Gen. Saree said in a statement.
He added that the strike had hit its intended target and caused huge fires at the facility.
تمكنت القوات المسلحة اليمنية بعون الله تعالى من استهداف مصفاة رأس تنورة في المنطقة الشرقية بصاروخ باليستي وكانت الإصابة دقيقة بفضل الله وتسببت في نشوب حرائق ضخمة في الموقع المستهدف.
— العميد/ يحيى سريع (@Yah_Saree) October 27, 2026
The strike and the fire caused was also reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday.
A fire broke out early on Tuesday near Saudi Aramco facilities at Ras Tanura, the kingdom’s largest crude oil export terminal on the Persian Gulf, Bloomberg reported.
Saudi Arabia contained a fire near its biggest export terminal of Ras Tanura along the Persian Gulf following an attack in the region, a person with knowledge of the matter said https://t.co/nUt0z78JZK
— Bloomberg (@business) October 27, 2026
The Saudi-led coalition confirmed, separately, that air defenses had intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles launched from Yemen toward the Eastern Province, according to Türkiye Today.
Source: Al-Manar English Website