Houthi retaliation: missile strikes on Saudi Arabia and regional blockades

Last updated 10/21/2026

The military escalation around Yemen has reached a new level as Ansarallah (Houthi) forces intensify their ballistic operations toward Saudi Arabia, defying regional and international coalitions. According to information relayed by the Belarusian state agency Belta, the military spokesperson for the Yemeni movement, General Yahya Saree ('Яхья Сариа'), has formally claimed a ballistic missile strike directly targeting the operational headquarters of the Riyadh-led coalition, located within the Badr military camp. This strike is part of an assumed logic of retaliation against external interventions and recalls the persistent vulnerability of Saudi strategic infrastructure. This renewed tension exposes the failure of conventional military campaigns to neutralize operational capabilities...

BLACKOUT ALERT: The Western bloc is completely absent from the coverage of this Houthi retaliation. The dissonance plays out between the Belarusian state press, which factually relays the Houthis' military claims, Haaretz (Israeli left), which analyzes the fractures within the Arab-American alliance, and The Cradle (axis of resistance), which insists on the position of weakness...

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