Offices belonging to senior executives at Saudi oil giant Aramco were hit during an overnight Houthi attack on the company’s headquarters, two regional officials said Wednesday, in the latest demonstration of the Iranian-backed rebels’ ability to attack high-profile targets even after they issued warnings that they would do so. Officials said the top three floors of a building used by top executives were damaged. An official said the office of Aramco’s chief executive was among those affected. There were no victims. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media. The sight of smoke rising from some of Saudi Arabia’s most sensitive facilities in recent days has rattled the region and global markets, while raising questions for U.S. President Donald Trump, who has said he is weighing whether the United States should join Saudi strikes against the Houthis on the latest front of the Iran war. The Houthis previously said they attacked the city of Dhahran, which hosts the headquarters, with a ballistic missile as part of their latest attacks. The Saudi Energy Ministry reported a “limited fire” at Aramco’s administrative building on Tuesday night. Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Wednesday, Saudi civil defense said debris from an interception in the capital Riyadh injured a foreigner from an Arab country. State news agency SPA published images showing a vehicle with a large cylindrical object lodged in the front and a damaged building. The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis said it intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles and drones aimed at Riyadh, a ballistic missile aimed at Dhahran and a cruise missile aimed at Al-Kharj, home of Prince Sultan Air Base and the state-owned Military Industries Corporation. 1:57 Iranian proxy claims to have shot down Saudi warplane as fighting intensifies in Middle East Rebels call attacks retaliation The Houthis called the attacks retaliation for “treasonous Saudi aggression” against the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa and other areas, as the kingdom backs forces of neighboring Yemen’s internationally recognized government in a major military offensive launched a week and a half ago. The rebel-run Health Ministry on Tuesday reported two deaths in attacks in Yemen and blamed the Saudis. The Houthis have repeatedly attacked Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure. Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has been hit several times over the past week with attacks that have killed at least 18 people and injured more than 300 others, greatly affecting aviation across the kingdom. Get daily national news Get daily Canadian news delivered to your inbox so you never miss the day’s top stories. The Houthis, hardened by years of civil war, have become Iran’s most effective armed proxy at the moment, but experts say they also have their own agenda. Either way, they are putting increasing pressure on a key US ally. 1:48 New attacks in Middle East threaten oil supplies Houthi official describes diplomatic rapprochement A senior Houthi official told The Associated Press that regional and international powers have reached out in an effort to stop attacks on Saudi Arabia as part of a ceasefire agreement. Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, said Oman has tried to get both sides back to the negotiating table, and Russia and China have also tried through Iran. “We welcome any mediation that leads to the end of the war and the blockade between Sanaa and Riyadh,” he said. “We are prepared for a comprehensive end to the war and blockade by both sides, not just a temporary ceasefire.” More about the world More videos The rebels continued to warn of attacks on both airports and oil facilities. More than 3,000 flights scheduled to depart from airports across Saudi Arabia were canceled or listed as non-operational over the past week, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. 0:46 12 dead and hundreds injured in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport Saudi Arabia cannot intercept everything: experts The escalation has highlighted Saudi Arabia’s struggle to intercept Houthi missiles and drones. The kingdom has pressured allies such as the United States for more military support. Regional officials say Saudi Arabia, the world’s top buyer of American weapons, is running out of interceptors. Story continues below advertisement The Saudis are trying to intercept daily attacks in a territory roughly three times the size of Texas. Experts have said that trying to intercept all missiles and drones is impossible. The Houthis have a large arsenal capable of attacking targets more than 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) away. Some warheads change direction during flight. Fighting between the Saudis and Houthis broke out this year when the rebels blamed the Saudis for an attack on the Sana’a airport. That reignited anger over the Saudi blockade of the Houthis, who in turn declared a blockade against the kingdom. The Saudi-led coalition is also attacking oil targets. Earlier Wednesday, the Houthi-led Health Ministry said two people were killed in an airstrike on Tuesday in the Ras Isa port area of Hodeidah province. The attack hit a facility of the state oil company, the ministry said. The Saudi-led coalition also attacked an oil facility in Sana’a. The attacks on fuel storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas mark a new phase, said Ahmed Nagi, senior Yemen analyst at the International Crisis Group, a think tank. He added that in a war of attrition, the rebels could risk losing much of their military capacity. “The Houthis are betting on pressure, while the Saudis are betting on time. The Houthis are trying to attack critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia to increase the cost of continued military intervention,” Nagi added. The fighting has reignited Yemen’s civil war after four years of relative calm. “There is enormous fear,” said a Sana’a resident, Umm Shadi, after the Saudi-led attacks on Tuesday, adding that most people are staying home. The International Committee of the Red Cross said all front lines there have seen an “unprecedented increase in cases of gun injuries,” especially in Marib, Taiz and along the Red Sea. And the World Food Program said it can no longer reach more than 600,000 people in the besieged city of Taiz who depend on aid. © 2026 The Canadian Press