Yemen and the Red Sea

Dhahran: Houthi ballistic missile hits an office tower at Aramco's headquarters complex, damaging its top three floors and causing a fire; Energy Ministry reports no injuries

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ATTACK
Location
Dhahran, Eastern Province (Aramco headquarters area; city-level)
Actors
Houthis · Saudi Arabia
Importance
Standard

Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province issued early-warning alerts on the evening of 13 October 2026 and air-defence engagements were reported over Khobar and Dhahran. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile heading towards Dhahran and that debris from the intercepted missile fell on a residential area, according to posts relaying the coalition statement. Reuters, citing six sources, reported loud explosions near Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran, a fire at the building and an evacuation order; a source said it was unclear whether the headquarters was hit directly or by falling debris. A company source later told Reuters that a ballistic missile hit the Aramco headquarters complex, that an office tower in the complex was struck and that its top three floors were damaged; the source and two other people with knowledge of the matter said the building was on fire. Reuters noted that the complex hosts a major Aramco operations centre overseeing onshore and offshore rigs, pipelines, refineries and export terminals. The Houthis had earlier named Aramco's headquarters among the sites they would target (evt_fddc1f59). Later that night Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Dhahran had been targeted, causing a limited fire and no injuries, according to posts quoting the ministry statement; Aramco also confirmed that one of its administrative buildings in Dhahran was targeted.

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Footage posted as Houthi missiles flying over Saudi Arabia during the 13 October evening alerts; exact location not stated.

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Evidence: Statement: responsible source at the Ministry of Energy: an administrative building of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran targeted, without injuries, Reuters: loud explosions near Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran; building caught fire, evacuation order, Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles (Haradh, Dhahran); debris fell in residential area of Dhahran, Saudi Aramco administrative building attacked, limited fire reported (Reuters)

Energy Ministry statement (limited fire, no injuries) now read in Reuters copy republished by Al-Monitor; the top-three-floor damage comes from an unnamed Aramco company source to Reuters; coalition interception statement seen only via relays; no SPA text read.