Missiles hit Aden airport as Yemen conflict reignites
Two missiles have struck Aden International Airport in southern Yemen for the second time in a week.
Missiles have hit Aden International Airport in southern Yemen for the second time in less than a week. No casualties were reported.
A Yemenia Airways flight bound for Cairo was preparing for takeoff when the strikes landed. The Aden Security Department blamed the Iran-aligned Houthi group.
The Houthis have not claimed responsibility. The Saudi-led military coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile aimed at Yanbu.
Yanbu is a key Saudi oil export hub on the Red Sea. The coalition destroyed two cruise missiles and three drones.
Brent crude briefly reached $110 a barrel on Friday. This was the first time since May, as concerns grew about Middle East tensions disrupting global oil supplies.
The Yemen conflict has been a proxy front in the wider regional war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in February.
- Aden International Airport, southern Yemen
- Target
- Two missile strikes
- Attacks in one week
- $110 a barrel Brent crude
- Oil price peak
- Iran-aligned Houthis
- Blamed group
Why it mattersAttacks on critical infrastructure threaten to worsen Yemen's humanitarian crisis and disrupt global oil supplies, pushing energy costs higher worldwide.
AustraliaAustralian petrol prices and energy costs could rise if Middle East tensions escalate further and disrupt Red Sea shipping routes.
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