# [7D] Houthis Expand Strike Campaign From Saudi Airports to Ports and Energy Facilities

*Issued Monday, July 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-07-13T21:16:42.202Z (5h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-07-20T21:16:42.202Z (7d from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 70% | **Impact**: CRITICAL
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Red Sea coast (Jeddah, Jizan), Yemen, Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea shipping lanes
**Affected Assets**: Ras Tanura export facilities, Jeddah and Jizan ports, Saudi crude and product loading operations, Aramco and regional energy equity prices, Regional air defense systems
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/forecasts/16988.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Over the next seven days, the Houthis are likely to transition from focusing on Saudi airports and bases to attempting more sustained missile and drone attacks on Saudi ports and energy facilities, including Ras Tanura, Jeddah, and Jizan. Their public target lists and previous infrastructure strikes suggest both intent and growing capability to threaten export nodes. These attacks will force Saudi Arabia to divert air defense resources from border and urban protection to critical infrastructure, exposing other areas and deepening regional escalation narratives linking Yemen to the Hormuz theater. Confirmation would be impact reports or interceptions near designated ports or energy sites; denial would require an unexpected Houthi restraint or back‑channel deal easing attacks in exchange for concessions on Sana’a airport or the blockade.

## Drivers

- Houthi video and statements explicitly targeting Saudi ports and energy facilities
- Recent confirmed strikes on Abha, Jeddah, Dammam airports and listing of additional Saudi targets
- Saudi involvement in broader anti-Iran alignment heightening Houthi motivation
- Historical pattern of Houthis escalating target sets after initial successful strikes