The Houthi forces retaliated against Saudi Arabia without hesitation! A key energy pipeline in Saudi Arabia was struck by the Houthis! On September 11, according to foreign media reports, the Houthi forces in Yemen directly attacked an east-west crude oil pipeline located in the desert southeast of Medina, Saudi Arabia. Satellite imagery revealed a massive black smoke column nearly 100 kilometers long hovering above the pipeline route, stretching across the desert between Medina and Mahd al-Dahab.
A large fire is currently burning at the same location, with multiple thermal anomalies concentrated along a stretch of about 10 kilometers, generating fire radiation power exceeding 70 megawatts—more than double that of a typical fire—and the blaze has persisted for at least eight hours. Clearly, the Houthis have made significant progress overnight. To counter the Houthi offensive, Saudi Arabia deployed its main fighter jets—the F-15S and the European Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters—from air bases in southern Saudi Arabia, launching airstrikes targeting Houthi forward positions and missile launch sites along Yemen’s western coast.
However, the results have been relatively limited. Judging from the Houthi offensive, they are not only continuously attacking armed forces supported by Saudi Arabia but also actively controlling and targeting energy corridors. Currently, in the struggle for control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Houthis continue making gains. Their recent attack on the east-west crude oil pipeline now constitutes a "chokepoint" strategy for Saudi Arabia’s energy supply lines. It appears that Saudi Arabia’s carefully cultivated east-west crude oil pipeline is now insufficient to help overcome its energy crisis.
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