The Media Line: Houthis Develop Missiles With Chinese Parts Capable of Reaching 1,900 KM as Strikes Escalate  

Houthis Develop Missiles With Chinese Parts Capable of Reaching 1,900 KM as Strikes Escalate  

By The Media Line Staff  

The Houthis are working to produce advanced medium-range ballistic missiles with Chinese-supplied components as the Iran-backed group escalates missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, including strikes targeting Riyadh and oil infrastructure, according to The Wall Street Journal and Saudi officials.  

The planned missile would have a range of about 1,2900 kilometers and could hit Israel and Saudi Arabia, The Wall Street Journal reported.  

The group obtained components from a Chinese supplier to manufacture a version of Iran’s Kheibar Shekan precision-guided missile, one of Tehran’s most powerful weapons, according to a report by Conflict Armament Research, an organization that investigates weapons and supply chains in conflict zones.  

Saudi forces, meanwhile, intercepted missiles and drones targeting several areas of the kingdom Tuesday as the Houthis threatened further attacks on Riyadh and oil facilities and Saudi forces intensified strikes on Houthi-held areas of Yemen.  

Four people, including two women and one child, were injured when debris from two intercepted cruise missiles fell in Riyadh, the Saudi Civil Defense said early Wednesday. Fifteen residential buildings sustained minor damage.  

In Dhahran, an administrative building belonging to Saudi oil company Aramco was attacked Tuesday evening, sparking a limited fire, the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing an official at the Saudi Ministry of Energy. No casualties were reported.  

The Saudi-led coalition said its forces destroyed six missiles and three drones Tuesday night. Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki said one Houthi ballistic missile targeting Dhahran was intercepted, with debris falling in a residential area. Another ballistic missile aimed at Haradh, an administrative center in Al-Ahsa Governorate in the Eastern Province, was also destroyed.  

Four cruise missiles and three drones were intercepted over the Riyadh region and southern Saudi Arabia, according to the coalition.  

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree warned that an attack on the Houthi-held capital would prompt a “harsh and painful” response against Riyadh. The group also threatened Saudi Aramco facilities and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.  

Saudi Arabia warned at a cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the Houthis would face consequences for repeated attacks on the kingdom.  

Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition ordered civilians to evacuate the Yemen Petroleum Company’s Al-Sabaha Central Station in Houthi-held Sanaa ahead of what it called a “qualitative operation.”  

The Houthis said Saudi aircraft and missiles carried out 104 strikes on areas under their control over the previous 24 hours.  

Qatar and Kuwait separately condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian facilities during calls Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan also condemned attacks targeting civilians and civilian and economic facilities in Saudi Arabia.