Houthi Missiles Turn Saudi Air Defense Into an Oil-Region Stress Signal

Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles fired toward Riyadh and drones over the Eastern Province on November 15. Reuters and Arab News reported three drones, while AP reported two, but all three accounts placed the incident inside a wider Saudi-Houthi escalation. The signal is that even intercepted attacks can pressure confidence in Saudi air-defense depth around the capital, Aramco-linked facilities and the kingdom’s oil-producing core.